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• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 6 G <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser <br />C. C. MEETING DATE: August 22, 2005 <br />TOPIC: First Reading, Ordinance 07 -05: Zoning Ordinance <br />Amendment for Regulating Building Materials for <br />Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Buildings <br />VOTE: 3/5 <br />BACKGROUND <br />The zoning ordinance includes requirements for exterior building material. The existing <br />text imposes only minimal restrictions on building materials for commercial, industrial, <br />and institutional buildings. The community standards regarding the quality of buildings <br />have changed over time. Specifically, metal- skinned buildings that are or resemble pole <br />barns no longer are acceptable. This type of construction is appropriate for agricultural <br />uses or storage in rural areas. It is not acceptable for new commercial, industrial, or <br />institutional structures. <br />The attached draft ordinance proposes new language to clarify the requirements. In <br />addition, new language has been added to address institutional uses in all locations. <br />Churches and schools are allowed by conditional use in rural and residential zones, so the <br />ordinance should cover those situations. <br />The Planning & Zoning Board held a public hearing on this amendment on August 10 <br />and recommended approval. <br />OPTIONS <br />1. Approve the proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance. <br />2. Return to staff with direction <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Option 1 <br />