Department of Community Development
Reference: Land Use & Development Code Articles 4, 5 and 11
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: August 21, 2024
PURPOSE
Staff would like to alert the City Council to changes that may be necessary to Articles 4, 5 and 11 of the Land Use and Development Code (LUDC). The suggested amendments would revise allowed uses and development standards in the Public Lands (PL) and Open Space (O) Districts. Also under Article 4, staff would memorialize the addition of uses that already exist within the City. In response to the City's housing needs, staff suggests clarifying the description for missing middle housing types in Article 5. Lastly, changes to the definitions section are needed in response to the previously mentioned revisions.
PROCESSES
The LUDC outlines the code amendment process, which allows for initiation of amendments by the City Council, Planning Commission, and staff on behalf of these entities.
The City Council should use the Review Criteria outlined in the Land Use & Development Code's Section 2.10 B. The Code Amendment review criteria generally include but are not limited to furthering the purposes of the LUDC, amendments being in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, promoting the public safety, health, and general welfare of the community, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of administering the LUDC.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
The LUDC are regulations we continually work to improve and adjust. Staff looks for areas of the LUDC that lack clarity, may be in conflict, or items that are not currently in the code that may need to be. This agenda item includes a variety of amendments suggested by staff for your consideration. Listed below are some of the larger topics to address, but small changes or other items may be included with the modifications when...
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