REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Recommendations related to the adoption of the Third 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 City Council adopted the first comprehensive Zoning Code Update in over 50 years, which was a major City initiative. The Zoning Code is the primary regulatory tool that implements the General Plan. 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. A second cleanup ordinance was adopted on June 10, 2025. 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 and to be consistent with recent changes in State Law. Staff tracks the necessary updates over time and then periodically brings them forward as one clean up document. This report and resolution represent the third minor code clean-up ordinance.
DISCUSSION
The City is bringing forward its third "clean-up" ordinance for the Zoning Code Update, primarily to address consistency concerns. As such, the proposed revisions are not considered substantial modifications. The ordinance clean-up includes:
Policy changes:
- Incorporating the provisions of the (HT) Historic Combining Districts into the Updated Zoning Code;
- Deleting the requirement for web posting of public hearing notices, which has not been the City's practice and is not a part of the Public Outreach Policy;
- Removing the public hearing requirement for architectural review of multi-family development projects;
- Allowing additional height ...
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