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16.B.

City Council Meeting - DRAFT

Meeting Date:: 12/15/2015
From:: Elizabeth A. Burke, City Clerk

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Policy discussion on proposed amendments to Zoning Code Chapter 10-30 (General to All).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff will be seeking Council direction on any policy issues associated with proposed amendments to Chapter 10-30 (General to All) of the Flagstaff Zoning Code.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This discussion is part of a series with the Council on proposed amendments to the Flagstaff Zoning Code. In these discussions, staff will introduce the more substantive amendments to the Council explaining the reason for them and why the new amendment is being proposed. The Council will be able to identify any policy issues that warrant a more in-depth discussion, either at the current session, or in a future one.

INFORMATION:

COUNCIL GOALS:
7) Address key issues and processes related to the implementation of the Regional Plan
8) Improve effectiveness of notification, communication, and engagement with residents, neighborhoods and businesses and about City services, programs, policies, projects and developments

REGIONAL PLAN:
The Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 supports the update and amendment of the Flagstaff Zoning Code with the following goals (policies are only included where needed to clarify a goal):

Goal CC.1 Reflect and respect the regions' natural setting and dramatic views in the built environment.
Goal CC.2 Preserve, restore, and rehabilitate heritage resources to better appreciate our culture.
Goal CC.3 Preserve, restore, enhance, and reflect the design traditions of Flagstaff in all public and private development efforts.

Policy CC3.2 Maintain and enhance existing buildings and blend well-designed new buildings into existing neighborhoods.

Goal CC.4 Design and develop all projects to be contextually sensitive, to enhance a positive image and identity for the region.

Policy CC4.4 Design streets and parking lots to balance automobile facilities, recognize human-scale and pedestrian needs, and accentuate the surrounding environment.

Goal CD.1 Improve the City and County financial systems to provide for needed infrastructure development and rehabilitation, including maintenance and enhancement of existing infrastructure.

Policy CD.1.2 Work collaboratively with private and non-profit economic development groups to provide for the most efficient and effective use of public and private development dollars.

POLICY AMENDMENTS
The amendments identified by staff that may require a more in-depth policy discussion with the Council are summarized in the table in the first attachment (The Council may also identify additional policy issues as they review the proposed amendments).

The Sections of the Zoning Code in which the topics for more in-depth policy discussion are located are listed below:

Division 10-30.30 Heritage Preservation

Staff has not identified any policy issues for the Council's consideration in this Division. While the scope of the amendments to this Division looks large, the majority are clerical in nature intended to improve the readability of the Division and to update the Division based on current practices and lessons learned now that it has been implemented and used for the past 3 - 4 years. As a result, a considerable amount of text is proposed to be deleted or sections and subsections have been moved to a more logical location. As stated above, two versions of this Division are attached, including a version in Track Changes format and a clean version with all proposed amendments accepted.

Division 10-30.50 Public Improvements

10-30.50.060 Minimum Requirements

Division 10-30.60 Site Planning Standards

10-30.60.050 Compatibility
10-30.60.060 Building Placement
10-30.60.070 Parking Lots, Driveways and Service Areas

Attached are three documents that contain all the amendments proposed in Chapter 10-30 (General to All), including:

The amendments throughout Chapter 10-30 except for Division 10-30.30 (Heritage Preservation)
A Track Changes version of the amendments to Division 10-30.30 (Heritage Preservation)
A clean version with all changes accepted of the amendments to Division 10-30.30 (Heritage Preservation).

Full details of all the proposed amendments are included in these documents, including an explanation of why the amendment is proposed. This may be easily identified because it is written in italic font. A summary of the substantive amendments to this chapter is provided in a table on the first page with a brief description of the amendment and on what page it may be found.

If you have questions, or require clarification on the contents of this staff summary, please contact Roger E. Eastman, AICP, Comprehensive Planning and Code Administrator, at reastman@flagstaffaz.gov or (928) 213-2640.

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