Title
City Plan Board. Amend and update the City of Gainesville Engineering Design & Construction Manual; and amend the City of Gainesville Land Development Code to: adopt the City of Gainesville Engineering Design & Construction Manual by reference; text change to allow adoption by resolution future updated versions of the Engineering Design & Construction Manual. (B)
Petition PB-21- 00167. City of Gainesville Public Works. Requests to amend and update the City of Gainesville Engineering Design & Construction Manual, as well as, amend the City of Gainesville Land Development Code to allow future updates of the Engineering Design & Construction Manual to be adopted by resolution instead of by ordinance.
Explanation
Public Works, in cooperation with other City departments, has been working with the development community over the last year and a half to update the 2015 Engineering Design & Construction Manual (EDCM). Key goals were to make the 2021 EDCM clearer, more concise and briefer, as well as, resolve conflicts with the land development code. Because the edits were significant, provided for Plan Board review are the original EDCM 2015 edition, the proposed EDCM 2021 edition, and a comparison table. Also attached, is a copy of the responses to comments provided by the development community.
Public Works is also proposing to modify Section 30-1.6 of the LDC to allow adoption by resolution instead of by ordinance.
Fiscal Note
None.
Recommendation
Staff to City Plan Board - Staff recommends approval of Petition PB-21-001667.