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This change has been incorporated into the proposed ordinance. An item raised at the first reading by a member of the public questioned the definition of Native Vegetation (and a companion definition for Native Habitat). Those definitions are found in Section 11. of the proposed ordinance, and would amend the definitions found in Section §150.88 of the City Code. The resident raised a challenge as to the possible inclusion of Kentucky Bluegrass, a common turfgrass, as a component of Native Vegetation in the proposed definition. That definition would read as follows: NATIVE VEGETATION: Those non-turf grass indigenous trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses and other plants that have naturally adapted themselves to the climate and soils of the area but require cultivation and maintenance to remain viable. The definition states that Native Vegetation is specifically composed of “non-turf grass” and other elements. It is staff’s belief that the definition would preclude Kentucky Bluegrass from the category of native Vegetation, as the resident was advocating. No change has been proposed in this language. The remaining material below is identical to that provided for the April 26 Council meeting and included for reference only. BACKGROUND. The Planning Commission and City Staff have been engaged in working through updates to the City Code and portions of the Zoning Ordinance. Previously, the City approved updates to the Accessory Building zoning regulations, as well as the R-4 zoning district standards. With this memorandum, a new set of proposed amendments is being forwarded for Council action. These have been reviewed by the Planning Commission at public hearings for each set of amendments, and the subject of a recent City Council work session on April 12, 2022. The amendments consist of three general sets of code, each of which with a separate ordinance. First is a revision to the “C”, Commercial District zoning regulations. The regulations have been reworked to broaden the categories of allowed uses, dealing more directly with the nature of the use, rather than the specific business. Conditional uses have been called out more specifically, and sets of required conditions have been added or modified for certain of those businesses that have been shown to require them. In addition to the categorization and uses, the most significant changes relate to the addition of brewery/taproom facilities to the list of conditional uses, and broadening “gasoline sales” to include alternative fuels. Automobile sales and service have been separated to deal with the unique aspects of each use. Generally, the lot size and setback regulations have been left in place. 72