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STAFF ORIGINATOR: CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: TOPIC: BACKGROUND: AGENDA ITEM 7E Michael Grochala November 25, 2002 Consideration of Resolution 02-172 Amending DRTF By-laws In January of 2002, the City Council established the Development Regulations Task Force (DRTF) for the purpose of reviewing and recommending proposed amendments to the City's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances to implement the City's Comprehensive Plan. To insure timely completion of the project, the Council adopted By-laws for the task force that included a November 30, 2002 termination date. Staff had intended to complete the ordinance review process at the November 21, 2002 DRTF meeting. However, the DRTF was unable to complete a satisfactory review of the final two sections covering General Provisions and Planned Unit Developments. Given the importance of these two sections, the DRTF did not want to approve them without a more thorough examination of the issues. Additionally, due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the task force was unable to set a meeting date prior to the stated termination date. As such, the task force is requesting a thirty (30) day extension to complete the work. In anticipation of council approval, the task force has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, December 5, 2002. The originally proposed schedule anticipated completion of the DRTF review in November and forwarding of the draft Zoning Ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Board for action in December. Extending the DRTF deadline will necessitate the need to shift the P & Z review to January and consequently the council review to February. The moratorium on residential development is scheduled to expire on February 22, 2002. The first and second readings of the ordinance by the council would then be held on February 10 and February 24, 2002, respectively. Following council approval, the ordinance would be published on March 3, 2002 and, in accordance with City Charter provisions, effective 30 days after on April 2, 2002. While the moratorium would expire prior to the effective date of the ordinance, staff does not anticipate new applications being brought to the Planning and