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• • AGENDA ITEM 7H (i) STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala C. C. MEETING DATE: March 10, 2003 TOPIC: Second Reading: Ordinance No. 08 -03 Amended Zoning Ordinance VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority BACKGROUND The revisions to the zoning ordinance resulted from the efforts of the Development Regulations Task Force, city staff, and our planning consultant. The ordinance includes numerous clarifications, codifications of past amendments, expanded requirements, and completely new elements intended to implement the comprehensive plan. The Planning & Zoning Board held a public hearing on the zoning ordinance on January 22 and February 12, 2003. The December 20, 2002 draft was the public hearing draft. Important changes include: • The site and building plan review process will be entirely an administrative function rather than going through P & Z and City Council review. If there is a variance request or appeal of the administrative decision by the applicant, it would be brought though P & Z and Council. This is similar to making minor subdivisions an administrative review. • Planned unit developments normally will be addressed with conditional use permits. A new set of requirements for a PUD is at Section 2, Subd. 10, page 2 -39. The ordinance provides for rural clusters as well as urban residential PUDs. Any mixed -use development will require a PUD rezoning, per Sec. 9, Subd. 3. • Reduced number of categories for accessory building size maximums and increase in the amount of accessory space for small lots (less than 1 1/4 acre). The former maximum was 1120 sf, it has been raised to 1200. • Landscaping requirements have been clarified and updated. Tree preservation requirements for commercial and residential building have been added.