05-30-2002 Special Called Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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• • Staff Report May 30, 2002 Mid to High Density Residential Regulations Zoning Ordinance Amendment Background: On February 11, 2002, City Council passed Resolution #2002-20 placing a 180-day moratorium on new construction of mid to high density residential development for the purpose of reviewing current regulations and possibly adopting new regulations. City Council directed the Planning and Zoning Commission to assess and make recommendations to amend the Zoning Ordinance regarding mid to high density residential development. The Commission's recommendations were to be forwarded to Council for consideration and adoption prior to July 11, 2002. (This is the date the moratorium expires unless an extension is considered.) Staff presented this item to the Commission on February 21, 2002. To accomplish these goals, a subcommittee of the Commission was created. The members included Commissioners Dottie Kaminski and Hal Lawler. During March through May, the Commissioners held five (5) meetings with Staff. (Chairperson Waters attended most of these meetings.) The following represents the work of the subcommittee. Analvsis• To help the subcommittee, Staff compiled an inventory of existing mid to high- density developments. Please refer to the attached table and map. Following this inventory of existing multi-family developments is a table comparing several categories of existing ordinance provisions to the committee's recommended revisions. The next item lists a few prominent items that staff feel needs further clarification. After that is a section from ow current Code of Ordinances that contains the mid and high density requirements. Upon closing the public hearing, the Commission will need to clearly specify the changes you wish to recommend to City Council. Yow recommendations will be prepared in ordinance format and presented to Council at their June l Os' meeting.