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• • • Planning & Zoning Board November 13, 1996 On page 2 -2, an attempt has been made to identify criteria for any zoning change that are: 1) consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; 2) compatible with the intent for future land uses of the area; 3) conform to all performance standards in the zoning ordinance; 4) accommodation of existing public services for the proposed use; and 5) traffic generation from the proposed use is within the capability limits of the streets serving the area. These criteria will provide the Board and the Council the opportunity to make specific findings in favor or denial of a zoning change application. Section 3. General Provisions: Under the nonconforming rules most of the existing language was retained with one exception. Previously, the City allowed a nonconforming use to be re- established unless the cost of repair was 75 percent or more of its current fair market value. This provision has been changed to 50 percent with an option for appeal. This change will make it easier for the City to ultimately implement the Comprehensive Plan and bring nonconforming uses into compliance with the zoning ordinance. On page 3 -5, there is a definition of buildable area for minimum lot sizes of less than 10 acres and lots that are 10 acres or more that addresses a previous conflict between the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinances. In zoning districts where minimum lot size requirements are under 10 acres, the buildable area "...shall be exclusive of floodplains, watercourses, wetlands, water bodies, and street rights -of- way." The buildable area in "...zoning districts with minimum lot sizes of 10 acres or more, up to 80 percent of the minimum lot area may be comprised of areas which are platted as street rights -of -way, below the 100 -year flood elevation, or lie within City watercourses, wetlands or waterbodies as defined by this ordinance." Page 3 -5, paragraphs C.2. and C.3. address the problem of the previous ordinance that allowed multiple principal structures on a single lot. Unless allowed through a Planned Development Overlay (PDO) in a Residential District, only one principal use shall be allowed per lot. Allowing multiple structures through the PDO process would require a public hearing which was not previously required. This change does not apply to commercial and industrial uses. Page 3 -10 incorporates new language for building and pole barn construction. A percentage of the building that can be finished with metal panels is established, and the remainder is to be finished with a masonry facade. This allows flexibility in architectural design and still promotes a high quality development. Page 3 -18 addresses accessory buildings, and new language attempts to simplify the code and give property owners more flexibility in how accessory buildings can be used. Property owners can choose to have one larger or two smaller accessory buildings, as stipulated.