Centennial staff outline 21 proposed amendments to municipal and land development codes; council signals consensus to proceed

City of Centennial planners presented a package of 21 proposed amendments to the Centennial Municipal Code (CMC) and Land Development Code (LDC) at a study session on April 15, and council members signaled consensus to advance the changes to the Planning and Zoning Commission and a public hearing before the council.

"The goals for this discussion is staff seeks feedback and consensus to move forward on the proposed LDC amendments," said Brad McGinnis, planner with the City of Centennial. Planners said the packet contains text cleanups, clarified procedures and new or revised standards intended to keep the city's regulations current, correct cross-references, and address requests from residents and businesses.

The proposed amendments cover a wide range of topics. Staff said the package includes corrections to article 12 on nonconforming lots and buildings; updates to the Centennial Municipal Code text that reflect that South Metro Fire now designates fire lanes (removing references to city departments that no longer exist); and a removal of the Planning and Zoning hearing requirement for certain LDC technical amendments, which staff described as redundant. The presentation also identified two separate sections governing wireless communication facilities that need renumbering and one conditional-use reference that incorrectly named the city council rather than Planning and Zoning.

Staff proposed rescinding a subsection that required public hearings for "pattern books," a developer-proposed set…