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Staff previews zoning-code changes aimed at stronger neighborhood notice and parking rules
Summary
Planning staff previewed proposed zoning-code changes including required neighborhood meetings after application and before Planning Commission, extending meetings to conditional use permits, clarifying waiver authority for driveway/curb-cut standards, and exploring rules on parking on lawns, RV/trailer placement and accessory-structure setbacks.
Planning staff provided commissioners with an overview of proposed changes to zoning and related code language intended to increase neighborhood notification and clarify administrative waiver authority.
Staff said the mayor and board were generally supportive of requiring neighborhood meetings after an application is submitted and prior to the Planning Commission so that the community sees the actual materials in time to participate. The proposal would also expand that neighborhood-meeting requirement to conditional use permits in some cases. "They were careful to say they want that meeting to happen after the application is made, before the planning commission," staff said when describing mayoral feedback.
Other items staff flagged include clarifying which body handles appeals or waivers for driveway and curb-cut standards (staff suggested giving the Planning Commission that role), drafting code language to address parking on lawns and the placement of recreational vehicles and trailers, and revisiting standards for accessory structures that are currently set back as much as the structure is tall. Staff said they will refine language with input from the board and present formal ordinance language to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for consideration.
Staff proposed holding a work session the same day as a regular meeting if commissioners want more time to review the packages and asked for early feedback; staff said the intention is to finish the package in the first half of the year.
