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Committee declines to move design-standards LDR amendment forward at this time
Summary
A land development regulation amendment on design standards, introduced by Councilman Shaw and originally advanced by conservation groups, was denied by the committee after Shaw said supporters were not present and he urged using parts of the proposal elsewhere.
The committee voted to deny a proposed Land Development Regulations (LDR) amendment on design standards that had been introduced previously and received a first reading. Councilman Ricky Shaw, who brought the item forward, said the proposal contained “some good ideas” originally raised by conservation organizations but that those supporters were not present at the committee and that he was willing to pull the item and incorporate some ideas into other future amendments.
Staff explained that LDR amendments and zoning text amendments follow different procedural paths; because this was an LDR amendment (not a zoning text amendment) the committee could deny it rather than sending it forward. Committee members discussed the option of extracting ideas from the proposal and reintroducing them in other sections of the regulations.
The committee voted to deny the ordinance. Council members said they would consider the elements of the proposal in future amendments instead of advancing the full ordinance at this time.
Why it matters: The committee’s action removes this specific design-standards ordinance from the current docket but leaves open the possibility that parts of it will be folded into other code changes later.
Next steps: Elements of the proposal may be revised and reintroduced in other LDR amendments or zoning text amendments; the committee recorded a denial motion on the record.
