Zoning Text Amendment - Sec. 125-3 - General Definitions
Providing Consistency with the State Statute and the City's Comprehensive Plan

The proposed amendments to the definitions section incorporate changes to provide consistency with the City's Comprehensive Plan, the State Statute and definitions required in respect of other proposed changes to the City's Code of ordinances that are in process. These include:
Boardinghouse & Roominghouse, revised definitions including the calculation of Floor Area Ratio, Building Floorspace, Net Density, Gross Density and various definitions pertaining to Arcades and gaming devices.
Note that definitions of Modular, Mobile and Manufactured homes have been added but the zoning code amendments regulating such are on hold pending the outcome of a review of the State Statute concerning their allowed consideration as single-family dwellings. Agricultural Use is defined - the Future Land Use to allow such use is subject to a future review of the Comp Plan. Sec. 125-3. - Definitions Generally, of the City Code of Ordinances, requires amendment to remove conflicts with State Statute, and internal conflicts with the Code of Ordinances, and to provide consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Also, note that certain zoning standards have been removed from the definitions section, such as Accessory Structure size and Student Housing. These standards will be reinserted within the various amendments to zoning categories as appropriate and if deemed necessary.

Approve the amendments as proposed.
 

Approve with modifications.

Disapprove.

Kev Freeman, Planning Director.

Technical Review Committee (through various code amendment items) and the City Attorney's Office.