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: October 21, 2024
PURPOSE
Review and consider modifications to the Land Use & Development Code relating to Public Land and Missing Middle Housing.
PROCESSES
The Land Use & Development Code (LUDC) outlines the code amendment process, which allows for initiation of amendments by the City Council, Planning Commission, and staff on behalf of these parties. The proposed amendments were previously discussed with the Planning Commission and the City Council at a study session.
In considering the amendments, the City Council should use the review criteria outlined in Section 2.10(B) of the LUDC. The 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 which staff 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 proposed by staff for your consideration. Listed below are some of the larger topics staff proposes to address.
Article 4 - Defines zone districts and uses within the City.
Earlier this year, staff held a Pre-application Conference (PAC) regarding the proposed expansion of the Brighton Recreation Center. Upon review, staff determined that under the current Public Lands (PL) zoning, a "recreation center" was not allowed. In addition, the proposed expansion could not meet the 50' setback required by the ...
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