1999 Planning Commission Packets

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i �'. F. G, �i. I. Special Districts: Pi7D, Conservar�cy District, Overlay Districts �nvironmen�al Itegulations - FIood Plain Regulations, and Reclamation, Mining, Other Env�ronmec�tai Ordinances 5ign Ordinance ]Dssign 5�andards, Landscape Ordinance, Parking, r.oading Requirements, etc. Nfiscellaneous - Interim Zoeung, Penaities, Special R�quirements �, •- •�. In the vast majority of cases, communities dvill choose to revise a port�on of their ordinance at a time. ihis might be a matter af simply updating a seciion, or two, or it might be a strategy for balancing out the workload and budget. Obviously, if you are experiencing problems in a particuIar area, that is where you shoutd s�art. Be awa.re of the need to remember to think about the effects that changes in one section may have on anather, Another very positive approach that affers a number of advantages is for the planning commission to rev�ew a section or two of the ordinance eve .ry year. T4us approach is goad because, assuming the cornmunity is committed to it, the ordinance will tend to be maintained in a relatively up to � date ma.nner. This approach also affers the advantage of keepin� the commissioners, themselves, involved and experience has shown that they are much better versed in their ardinamce and also tend to do a bet�er job of following it than their counterparts who are not involved in a similar task. If the ordinance were to be completely reviewed on a 4-5 year cycle and ihe community has elected and appointed officials who have served over that entire period, they will tend to be very secure in their understanding of the ordinance and very effective in its administratian. � _ , ;. , � ;