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2 On January 12, 2022, the P&Z Board reviewed the administrative section and provided input on the proposed changes to clean up and refine the section. On February 9, 2022, the P&Z Board reviewed the new zoning districts, agritourism and liquor uses to provide input and recommendations on changes to the ordinance. On March 30, 2022, the P&Z Board held a work session to review the draft zoning map changes and provided feedback on the proposed changes. On April 13, 2022, the P&Z Board received an update on some key items including indoor storage, agritourism, mead, garage size and the urban transition (now called future urban development) district. ANALYSIS Staff wanted to provide an update on three items that the P&Z has reviewed and commented on at previous meetings. The intent of this discussion is to highlight the topics where there had been some significant discussion and finalize before the full Zoning Ordinance is brought back for review. Rural Clusters Staff is drafting a rural cluster ordinance will be included that will allow cluster developments on parcels located in the Rural (R) and Rural Executive (R-X) districts, which are guided low density residential on the full build land use map and staged in the post 2040 area on the staging plan. The rural cluster ordinance will allow 8 units per 40 acres when utilizing individual septic systems and 12 units per 40 acres when utilizing community septic. Performance standards will be adopted as part of the cluster ordinance to ensure that the rural cluster preserves the higher quality natural resources and can transition effectively to urban services when they become available. Future Urban Development (FUD) District After the P&Z work session on March 30th, city staff researched the idea of including an urban cluster option using similar standards as the rural cluster within the future urban development (FUD) district. After researching the issue, city staff is recommending that no clusters be allowed within the FUD district. In reaching this recommendation a number of factors were taken into consideration: Purpose. The primary purpose of the district is to preserve large tracks of land for urban development to provide for cost effective and orderly extension of municipal services consistent with the proposed land use, including commercial and industrial development. Creating even a limited number of smaller lots is contrary to this purpose.