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i ' <br />There are several relatively simpie ways io iest your zoning ordinance and de�ernvne if ii is in sync - <br />with the comprehensive plan and your community's curren� objectives. Every community is <br />unique so it may be appropriate to consider approaching the following suggested steps in a <br />different order, <br />1. R�vaee�r�our° �Iaria�ace A�plicattons �ve�° the Re�ent Pa�t <br />If you are receiving numerous requests far variances, it is often a good indication ihat <br />your ordinances are at odds with ihe type and style of development that your property <br />awners desire. VVhile you migh� or might not choose to change your standards in Iight of <br />this information, ii is often a good place to siart. In particular, if your review reveals that <br />you hav� been regularly approving these variances, or have been strongiy inclined to do <br />so, it is very likely that your ordinanc� should be changed. �= <br />2o r� r h al a�d Palacie i�a u�° �n r° her�siv Pl�n eth he Pur nd <br />Intent Sections of vo�r �onin� I)estricts � <br />The goals are the heart of your Comprehensive I'lan and they should refleci a clear <br />indication of your communities aspirations, its values and its vision. The poIicies are the <br />specific strategies and action steps thaY you iniend to take to effectuate the goals. <br />The text af many zoning districts sta�i v✓ith a statement of the purpose of that district. <br />��lhile it wili be more focused, it wiIl also contain informaiion about the nature and <br />character of ihe development ihat occurs in this district. <br />Tf a comprehensive pian is current and the zoning ordinance is old, there wiil frequentiy he <br />significant and important inconsisiencies between these sections. <br />3a I3 vie he I,� of I'e�°me ted nd s�d� i nal s in the areous Z nin Dis e°e s <br />IVIost oithe ti.zne when you read your ordinance, you are doing so in relation to a specific <br />application. Your eyes quickly scan the page, zeroing in on the relevant inforrnation. For <br />the purpose of this exercise, simply read through the Iist of uses alIowed in the various <br />districts. If you happen upon uses like rendering works, liveries, sada fauntains, or <br />similar, it is a good chance your ordinance needs a tun� up. . <br />��:� � �� : � �' ' ' �' '. � : �' �. � ' "'� :�� : . :� • ��.. ;�- , �� ,. ��, -�. � �� ,� . : <br />Obviously, every situation is unique and th�re isn't any one size fits aIl approach to amerading a <br />iocal zonin� ordinance. 'There are, howevec, some lo�ical procedures �nd tried and tnae <br />approaches to different types and levels of amendment. T�is section outlines same of them. <br />0 <br />- ; .- <br />