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Council adopts new Neighborhood Design District zoning ordinance
Summary
Winchester City Council approved on second reading an amendment to the zoning ordinance establishing a Neighborhood Design District (NDD), implementing the city's recently adopted comprehensive-plan neighborhood-design map.
Councilors voted unanimously on second reading to adopt TA-24-824, an ordinance creating Article 14.3 of the City of Winchester zoning ordinance to establish a Neighborhood Design District, the council president said after a roll-call vote.
The measure, presented by city staff, implements neighborhood design districts adopted earlier in the city's comprehensive plan and is intended "to allow a flexible mix of residential, commercial, and other uses in designated neighborhood design districts," the staff presentation said during the public hearing.
Mike Reddy, a city staff presenter, told council there had been no changes to the proposed NDD ordinance since the prior meeting and that staff "believe it's ready to move forward." Councilors made a motion to approve, and the item was resolved by a roll-call vote that recorded all members present voting yes.
The ordinance passed on second reading; staff did not propose amendments at the meeting. Council did not debate changes to substantive uses or standards during the hearing and no members requested additional study before passage.
The adoption implements a component of the comprehensive plan that City Hall previously approved; staff said the NDD is intended to provide flexibility for a mix of uses within mapped neighborhood-design districts. The city will publish the adopted ordinance text and the updated zoning maps as the next administrative step.
Council action: the council moved and seconded the ordinance on the floor, took a roll-call vote, and recorded unanimous approval. Because this was a second-reading adoption, the ordinance becomes part of the City of Winchester zoning code as presented at the meeting.
Items that led into this vote included a public hearing (no speakers) and the staff presentation of the ordinance and its supporting materials, which were included in the council packet.
