HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff report - comp plan workshop March2010
Meeting Date
March 23, 2010
Agenda Item
Workshop
Title
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Workshop
Submitted By
Deb Jones, Staff Liaison
Description
Pursuing the work plan outlined at the February workshop, Commissioners will begin drafting the general form of changes to the zoning code and district map, providing official controls
called for in the new Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan.
Background
Areas that can be updated before a Larpenteur corridor study (2011) are the following:
City’s official zoning map (to be adopted by reference)
Medium Density (R-3) district restored
Medium/High Density (R-4) revised to reflect actual multi-family use in the City
Revision of Public Land section language
Purpose statements for all districts
Budget Impact
Presence of City Attorney - TBD
Attachment(s)
Staff research summary with links to online resources (Commissioners may print items at their discretion or request printouts from staff prior to the meeting)
Sample Worksheets for “brainstorming” on the above update topics
Code comparison worksheet – multi-family
Commissioners will also need to bring the following:
2008 Comprehensive Plan
City zoning code (Chapter 113)
Packet materials from January and February workshops
Action(s) Requested
Prior to the workshop
Review the research materials.
Compile any additional individual research that commissioners would like to share with the rest of the commission and the staff
Begin to fill out the worksheets as applicable (for Public and Business districts, the purpose section only) – to be completed at the workshop
At workshop: Provide staff with input, including proposed language, to support first drafts of possible ordinance changes in the update areas. A city attorney has been invited to be
present to answer questions from commissioners and staff.
The goal is to have first drafts ready for further study in April/May.