TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA-CM - Deputy City Manager
Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Taurus Freeman, Planning & Zoning Divisional Manager
DATE: May 6, 2019
RE:
Title
TA 19-042 to TA 19-050 - Proposed Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) as requested by the UDO Task Force.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: High Quality Built Environment: Objective A - Manage the City’s future growth and support strategic land use policy by supporting quality development.
Executive Summary:
The following nine amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) are recommendation by the UDO Task Force, an ad-hoc Mayoral appointed citizen committee. The advisory group was established to review and recommend amendments to the UDO.
The UDO Task Force began meeting in May 2018. The first group of 18 amendments proposed by the task force were approved by City Council on April 23, 2019; this is the second group of nine proposed text amendments, which includes the following:
42. 30-5.F.4.d.1 - Cul-de-Sac and Street Stubs
43. 30-5.F.8.a.1 - Maximum Driveway
44. 30-5.F.9.a.4 - Sidewalks
45. 30-5.F.9.d - Sidewalks; Performance Guarantees
46. 30-5.G.3.b.2.a - Design Standards; Fronting Open Space
47. 30-5.I.3.b.4 and 5 - Design Standards
48. 30-5.I.3.e.2 - Design Standards
49. 30-5.I.3.g - Auto-Oriented Uses
50. 30-5.I.3.h.4 and 5 - Display Windows for Vacant Commercial Establishments in DT Downtown
If City Council directs staff to move these items forward, a public hearing before the Planning Commission shall be held in accordance with the standards of the Code for their review and recommendation to Council. A public hearing before City Council in accordance with the standards of the Code shall be held for Council to review the Planning Commission’s recommendation and other relevant factors prior to the rendering of the final determination.
Background:
The nine amendments included in this report are the second bundle of proposals by the UDO Task Force. The first bundle (18 amendments) were uncontested by the Planning Division of Development Services and were unanimously approved by City Council. This second bundle of nine proposed amendments are not contested by staff.
Issues/Analysis:
Proposed Amendments:
(See Attached for Current Code and Proposed Amendments)
42. 30-5.F.4.d.1 - Cul-de-Sac and Street Stubs: add “Other requirements exists; refer to Section 30-6.A.4.a.3 for those requirements.”
43. 30-5.F.8.a.1 - Maximum Driveway: maximum driveway width for the first from 18 to 12 feet of driveway; single-family attached, detached, and two- to four-family residential from 20 feet to 24 feet for a two or more car garage.
44. 30-5.F.9.a.4 - Sidewalks: add “Other requirements exists; refer to Section 30-5.F.3.d. for those requirements” to end of phrase that references cul-de-sacs.
45. 30-5.F.9.d - Sidewalks; Performance Guarantees: add new section d. Performance Guarantees
46. 30-5.G.3.b.2.a - Design Standards; Fronting Open Space: remove the words “front upon” and replace with “abut” so the statement reads: at least ten percent of all single-family dwellings shall abut an open space dedicated area when part of a single-family detached or attached development.
47. 30-5.I.3.b.4 and 5 - Design Standards: to delete number four from 30-5.I.3.b.4 and changing subparagraph 30-5.I.3.b.5 to be subparagraph 30-5.I.3.b.4.
48. 30-5.I.3.e.2 - Design Standards: a single-story commercial, office, and mixed-use development in the NC district shall be configured to locate a minimum of 70 percent of required surface off-street parking to the side or rear of the building.
49. 30-5.I.3.g - Auto-Oriented Uses: add the words “unless approved by the city manager” at the very end of the sentence under Auto-Oriented Uses.
50. 30-5.I.3.h.4 and 5 - Display Windows for Vacant Commercial Establishments in DT Downtown: remove Planning and Code Enforcement Director and replace with city manager in two subsections; add “and approve” to the review;
Budget Impact:
None
Options:
1) City Council may direct Staff to move all or some of the proposed amendments through the process of required public hearings.
2) City Council may direct Staff to further consider and research all or some of the proposed amendments and bring back additional information.
3) City Council may direct Staff to do no further consideration and research on all or some of the proposed amendments.
Recommended Action:
Option 1:
Staff recommends that City Council direct staff to move all of the proposed amendments through the process of required public hearings. The Planning Commission could consider the items at a public hearing in June and City Council could consider the items at a public hearing in August.
Option 2:
City Council determines to not take all proposed amendments through the process and requests additional information about any particular item before proceeding through the formal review process
Attachments:
UDO Task Force Text Amendments Summary:
• Current Code
• Action by Task Force
• Proposed Amendment as Recommended by the UDO Task Force