REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Recommendations related to the adoption of the Second Zoning Code Cleanup Ordinance and Rezoning of Properties Currently Designated TN (Transit Neighborhood) to R6 (Transit Neighborhood Residential)
Report
BACKGROUND
At the January 9, 2024 City Council meeting, the Council adopted the comprehensive Zoning Code Update. The City Council adopted the accompanying Zoning Map on July 16, 2024, and adopted the first Zoning Code clean-up ordinance on August 20, 2024, which included the advisory that subsequent clean-up ordinances would be on the horizon. The Zoning Code update was a substantial body of work. As an on-going update, staff periodically brings clean-up ordinances to address clerical inconsistencies within the document or areas needing further clarification based on implementation of the new zoning code. This report and resolution represent the second minor code clean-up ordinance.
DISCUSSION
The City is bringing forward its second "clean-up" ordinance for the Zoning Code Update, which includes:
Recognizing existing patterns of development and building usage:
- Allowing minor industrial uses in the LO-RD Low-Intensity Office/R&D District. This use functions as a catch-all for the wide variety of industrial uses that do not create external effects, including noise, odor or dust. Allowing minor industrial uses in the LO-RD District reflects current building usage patterns and is based on feedback from industrial property owners and brokers.
Better aligning allowed uses in zoning districts with the General Plan and with the zoning district purpose statement:
After administering the Zoning Code for more than six months, Planning staff identified the need for a number of changes to better align allowed uses with the stated purpose of the zoning district, including:
- Allowing medical offices in mixed-use districts, giving more opportunity for medical offices to be closer to residents
- Removing am...
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