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Planner recommends four high-priority zoning-code fixes, including expanded nonconformities chapter
Summary
Staff presented an audit of the zoning ordinance and proposed four high-priority fixes: remove section 32543 (reversion of rezoned areas), revise 32-71 (special-use appeals), prohibit use variances, and expand the nonconformities chapter to give clearer standards. Commission asked staff to draft amendments for the top four items.
Planning staff reviewed a zoning-ordinance audit and a prioritization table in the commission packet, recommending four high-priority code changes and a larger rewrite of the nonconformities section.
Mr. Moore, the city planner, said the top four items are (1) remove section 32543 regarding reversion of rezoned areas; (2) revise section 32-71 to remove appeals of a special use to any city agency; (3) prohibit use variances; and (4) expand the nonconformities chapter with detailed standards. "Expanding the nonconformities chapter is going to be pretty lengthy," Mr. Moore said, noting the current code only dedicates about half a page to the topic.
Staff recommended drafting one or two amendments that address the top four and returning them for the commission's review at the next meeting. Commissioners agreed that tackling the high-priority items first would be efficient and asked staff to also prepare a subset of medium-priority items so the commission can consider them without repeated wordsmithing at the dais.
No ordinance changes were adopted at this meeting; the commission directed staff to prepare draft language for consideration.
