Title
ORDINANCE NO. 3369 AMENDING THE ZONING CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Council Initiative: Strengthen economic conditions & create new opportunities, Preserve and enhance neighborhoods, Address quality of place issues
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Required
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
At their December 7 meeting, the City Council considered a recommendation from the Planning Commission to amend the zoning code regarding residential development, especially high density (multifamily) residential development. It includes changes to the requirements for: minimum lot size, density, building height, maximum impervious area and design standards. It also contains changes to the off-street parking code. The changes to the off-street parking requirements will also affect multifamily development in commercial districts. The proposed code changes, if adopted, will allow for higher residential density.
The City Council unanimously passed a motion to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for council review and approval.
At their December 21 meeting, the council considered adopting Ordinance No. 3369. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the ordinance. After some discussion, a motion was made and seconded to amend the ordinance. The amendment would eliminate multifamily development standards regarding façade requirements for modulation, architectural features and for building elevations to have a certain amount of entrances, windows, porches and/or balconies. The Council decided to table the amending motion and then decided to table consideration of the ordinance until their January 11, 2018 meeting. Councilmember Wallin mentioned that there is a second amendment to the ordinance that he would like the council to consider and that it had been previously distributed to council members and city staff. The second ...
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