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• • AGENDA ITEM 6 A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: February 9, 2009 TOPIC: First Reading Ordinance No. 02 -09: Amending Subdivision Ordinance for Housekeeping and Consistency with City Code ACTION: 3/5 vote (roll call) BACKGROUND The existing subdivision ordinance was adopted in 2003. The 2003 ordinance was almost a complete rewrite of the previous one, which had been in effect since 1993 with few amendments. The 2003 ordinance has served us fairly well, but we have learned that some provisions needed clarification or correction. First, there are housekeeping issues that commonly arise in any type of regulations. Second, state statutes and city procedures have evolved and the regulations need to reflect these changes. The third reason for considering these amendments now is that the City has undertaken the monumental administrative tack of codifying all of its ordinances into the City Code using one consistent format The City Clerk has been working on this for two years or more. The City is working with a consulting firm on the codification project. The consultant converted all the ordinances into a consistent format The subdivision regulations will become Chapter 1001 of the City Code. As long as we are doing this, it's an appropriate time for housekeeping, corrections, and upclates. The ordinance with proposed amendments is attached. Proposed text additions are underlined, deletions are shown in strikeetft. The formatting changes, such as changes in numbering of sections, are not indicated because that would result in a visually distracting document However, citations of other sections are noted. There will be another round of amendments in the foreseeable future after the comprehensive plan is adopted. Staff believes it is most efficient to make these currently proposed, relatively straightforward amendments now. The potentially more extensive revisions in the future may involve significant policy issues in a new comprehensive plan — issues that are not yet decided. The zoning ordinance also will need substantive revisions in the near future to implement a new comprehensive plan. The zoning ordinance is a very large document and amendments will require a series of meetings. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD The Planning & Zoning Board held a public hearing on these ordinance amendments on January 14, 2009. The P & Z Board recommended approvaL —20—