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<br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />Public Comment/Community Engagement <br />Since the beginning of the Zoning Code update process, the City has provided outreach and <br />community engagement to encourage participation and receive comments from residents, business <br />owners, stakeholders, Planning Commission, City Council, and city staff. Throughout that process, <br />the City was able to carefully craft meaningful changes to the zoning code that impacted our <br />neighborhoods, the business community, and industrial land. In addition, the zoning code update <br />provided an opportunity to align with the goals and objectives of our 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />The City has received public comments from residents regarding attached and detached Accessory <br />Dwelling Units throughout this process. The residents have communicated and reached out to city <br />staff, Planning Commission meetings, and City Council meetings in an effort to advocate for the <br />opportunity to utilize ADUs on their property in the future. There are many reasons to include an <br />ADU on a property, some of the comments we received included: <br /> <br />• Increase housing supply and the range of housing types available to residents in the City. <br />• Provide opportunities for existing residents to age in place in the City and promote Age- <br />Friendly Communities initiative within the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br />• Allow families to support each other across generations while maintaining independent <br />households and opportunities to age in place. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTIONS <br /> <br />To continue tabled discussion for Accessory Dwelling Units at the request of the City Council at <br />their meeting on October 27, 2021 to commence community engagement efforts. <br />