City Council Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-05 and Ordinance No. 2022-04:  A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, declaring as a public record that certain documents filed with the City Clerk and entitled "PZ-21-00282 Updates to Zoning Code - Residential Sustainable Building Incentives" and an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code, to modify the existing Residential Sustainable Building Incentives.
 

Staff recommends the Housing Commission, in accordance with the required findings, make a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the Zoning Code Text Amendment.

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION TO CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 1, 2022.
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-05
2) Read Ordinance No. 2022-04
3) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2022-04 by title only (if approved above)
4) Adopt Ordinance No. 2022-04

An informational presentation requesting the Housing Commissions feedback. Presentation by Jenny Niemann, Climate Program Manager and Tiffany Antol, Senior Planner.

The proposed amendment (Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2022-05) is to assist in implementing the goals and policies of the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030, the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, and the Flagstaff Carbon Neutrality Plan.  To assist in achieving these goals and policies, multiple changes to the Zoning Code’s Residential Sustainable Building Incentives are proposed. New provisions are being added, and several existing regulations are being deleted or modified.  The most significant of the modifications include:

• Removing the HERS 50 energy efficiency density bonus provisions; 
• Incorporating density bonus provisions for all-electric energy-efficient buildings and buildings that are constructed to comply with one of several available energy efficiency certifications;
• Incorporating Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment provisions;
• Revising the waste reduction requirements to include a Material Management Plan and a Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan;
• Allowances for the Planning Director to enter into an agreement with property owners that comply with the Residential Sustainable Building Standards to increase their residential density by 25%; and 
• Adding the term Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) to the definitions.

The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and provided a recommendation of at the February 9, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

The ordinance, resolution, and exhibits have been updated to reflect the amendments made by Council on February 15, 2022.