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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated June 12, 1990 ITEM #: DATE: 06/ /90 COUNCIL ACTION FORM SUBJECT: Motion to Set June 26, 1990, as the Date of Public Hearing on Technical Amendments to Section 29.49 of the Zoning Ordinance. BACKGROUND: In 1989, the City Council adopted an Ordinance that enacted newly rewrit- ten provisions for site plans required in the Zoning Ordinance. When staff rewrote these site plan provisions, two Sections were inadver- tently left out of the updated Ordinance. These two Sections refer to: 1. Effective Period of Plan Approval (1 year); and 2. Violations. A copy of the two Sections that are being proposed for inclusion in the Zoning Ordinance are attached to this Action Form. Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the proposed technical amendments at their meeting of May 16, 1990, and recommended that they be approved. ALTERNATIVES: 1. The City Council can approve of the proposed technical amendments and set June 26, 1990, as the date of Public Hearing. 2. The City Council can deny approval of the proposed technical amendments and set June 26, 1990, as the date of Public Hearing. 3. The City Council can approve the proposed technical amendments with modifications and set June 26, 1990, as the date of Public Hearing. 4. The City Council can refer this matter back to City staff for further review. 2 ' 4 ' MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative #1. This will approve of the technical amendments for the site plan provisions in the Zoning Ordinance and set June 26, 1990, as the date of Public Hearing. COUNCIL ACTION: y\bpo\caf\ordin.612 1 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Section 29.49(7) Effective Period of Plan Approval. The approval of any major or minor site plan required under the terms of this Section shall be effective for one (1) year from the date of approval by the Director of Planning and Housing or by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as applicable. Building permits shall be issued within the one (1) year approval period, and construction shall commence within eighteen (18) months of approval of the plans. The approved plans shall be null and void if the building permits are not issued within the specified period of time and if construction is not commenced within eighteen (18) months. Section 29.49(8) Violation. A structure or activity undertaken without site plan approval pursuant to this Section, or the undertaking of a structure and/or activity not shown on the approved site plan or in conflict with the approved site plan, shall constitute a violation of this Section for which any and all lawful enforcement means and proceed- ings may be invoked and instituted. y\pz\rpt\pz6.516