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Zoning Ordinance Update Initial Process Overview Economic Development Commission; 11-06-19 Page 3 PROPOSED PROCESS The zoning code update process is proposed to be completed in the following eight (8) steps: 1) Preparation of an Annotated Outline – this will formalize the to-do list for the project, identify the ways issues will be solved, and identify the overall organization to be used when bringing the new language together. This is a critically important document to complete as it establishes the roadmap the City will take in establishing the new zoning ordinance. Having this upfront agreement on process and organization guards against process arguments months into the update process. Homework: Either at this meeting or via an email to staff before the end of the year, please share examples of zoning provisions you believe are stifling development, or ideas on how to improve code to make development easier and more business friendly. 2) Drafting Administrative Sections – setting up zoning code legal requirements, establishing submittal requirements and review procedures for applications, addressing legal nonconformities, enforcement procedures, rules of interpretation, rules of measurement, etc. Concurrently with this step, we are hoping to have HKGi lead public outreach and small area planning efforts specific to our new mixed use areas along Silver Lake Road. Their efforts will set the foundation for new mixed use zoning to be written in step 3. 3) Drafting Zoning Districts (base & overlay) and Use Standards – establishing all districts and applicable requirements, and creation of use tables and specific use regulations. This step will be significantly important to prospective businesses considerinig the City as the use tables will make it SO much easier to know what is allowed and where things can be located. 4) Drafting of Development / Finishing Standards – addressing issues such as landscaping, lighting, signage, parking, solar power, cell towers, etc. Note: Definitions will be written and updated throughout each of the first four steps of the update process. As terms are defined, they will be used consistently throughout the entirety of the new ordinance. 5) Public Hearing #1 – hearing focused on the administrative chapters 6) Public Hearing #2 – hearing focused on districts & uses 7) Public Hearing #3 – hearing focused on finishing standards 8) New Code Approval and Launch – final Council review, preparation of final document, creation of web- friendly files, creation of hardcopies, and publication of the approved ordinance