TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Will Deaton, AICP - Planning & Zoning Manger
Craig M. Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
DATE: May 28, 2024
RE:
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TA24-01 thru TA24-08: 8 Proposed Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance.
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Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2022
Goals 2027
Goal 2: Responsible City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
* Objective 2.4 - Sustain a favorable development climate to encourage business growth
Goal 3: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - Manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
Executive Summary:
The 8 proposed text amendments below represent suggested updates to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), as proposed by the City's Professional Planning Staff of the Development Services Department. These amendments all fall into one of three categories:
1. Cleanup - to clarify and simplify some areas of the code.
2. Development/Community - items asked for by developers or the community
3. Policy - how do we as a city move forward
Recommended text amendments:
a) TA24-001: Reduce the parking calculations for Adaptive Reuse sites.
b) TA24-002: Reduce the parking calculations for Infill Projects.
c) TA24-003: Further define the office-warehouse use by amending which districts they are allowed in and what the minimum ratio of office to warehouse space is appropriate.
d) TA24-004: Amend the definitions and standards to better differentiate between standard gas stations and truck stop gas stations.
e) TA24-005: Resolve the ordinance conflicts between general canopy height and canopies for gas stations.
f) TA24-006: Reduce the off-street parking standards for Industrial Uses. Currently, warehouse space requires more parking than office uses...
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