Title
2018 Land Development Code Amendments Informational Item (B)
Explanation
At the January 3rd City Commission meeting, the commission discussed the status of the remaining 2018 Land Development Code amendments that were unrelated to the housing and infill changes recommended by staff. These amendments include:
• Downtown Arts and Culture amendments: (Remove event limitation, add outdoor recreation as an allowed use within downtown zoning, amend sidewalk café ordinance). Plan Board vote 6-0.
• Tree Ordinance components: (density bonuses, mitigation offset, exemptions for laurel and water oaks, building frontage regulation flexibility in order to preserve trees, and adding the urban forest ecological assessment and management plan to the list of permitted tree mitigation fund expenditures but otherwise retain the existing tree mitigation fund language) Plan Board vote 6-0.
• Clarity and Consistency amendments: (Podium buildings clarification, add personal services as an allowed use in U-4 zoning, remove 1.5’ finished floor requirement, add health services to urban zones). Plan Board vote 5-0.
The Commission approved the petition regarding the proposed code amendments at the August 16, 2018 meeting (Petition PB-18-101 TCH - Legislative Matter 180200).
The City Attorney’s office has prepared the ordinances related to the aforementioned code amendments and have tentatively scheduled their first reading for the February 7th City Commission meeting.
Fiscal Note
None.
Recommendation
Hear a presentation from staff regarding the remaining code amendments and provide appropriate direction.