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<br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Zoning Ordinance Concerns & Update Process <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: <br />CITY MANAGER’S APPROVAL: <br />No comments to supplement this report ___ Comments attached ___ <br /> <br />Recommendations:  Consider what zoning related impediments to business growth & <br />development you’ve seen over the years…be prepared to share your <br />initial thoughts with staff (additional opportunities to provide such <br />feedback will also be available in early 2020) <br /> Listen to staff’s presentation on the anticipated update process, and <br />provide comment & feedback as you see fit <br /> <br />History:  City records suggest that the current city zoning ordinance dates back to <br />approximately 1977. Over the subsequent 42 years, various sections of the <br />code have been updated and new requirements have been added, but <br />little has been done to modernize the organization, provide greater clarity <br />for the end user, and most importantly, eliminate the various <br />inconsistencies created by the adoption of hundreds of ordinances since <br />the initial adoption. <br /> <br />Summary:  No zoning ordinance lasts forever, and the City is long-overdue for a <br />reorganization and update to the current zoning document. Staff will <br />utilize this meeting to introduce the Commission to a draft update process <br />for review and comment. The final process and timeline will be <br />determined by the City Council at a future point in time. <br /> Currently we are envisioning the update will be divided into four main <br />tasks which are broken down into approximately eight (8) steps (see next <br />page). <br /> Please note that the outlined process is considered an aggressive timeline <br />to complete this type of update (especially in-house), yet following this <br />pace still pushes the completion of the project into 2021. It is more <br />important to complete this type of update thoughtfully and carefully than <br />it is to complete it quickly. <br />Agenda Section: VI <br />Item: 2 <br />Report Date: 10/31/19 <br /> Commission Meeting Date: 11/06/19