HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated June 8, 2004 ITEM # c�9
DATE June 8,_2004
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO REFLECT NET
DENSITY CALCULATIONS IN THE LAND USE POLICY PLAN
BACKGROUND:
On November 18, 2003, City Council directed staff to incorporate the findings of the
1998-2002 Land Use Policy Plan Evaluation report into the Land Use Policy Plan and
Zoning Ordinance. Following are the zoning text amendments necessary to implement City
Council's direction to correct the disparity between net acre calculations in the Land Use
Policy Plan and the residential gross acre calculations codified in the zoning ordinance:
Sec.29.700. Residential Base Zones
(3) Residential Density. In each Residential Base Zone, residential development must be
in accordance with the Residential Density standard established for that zone. Residential
Density is expressed in terms of the square feet of lot area required per dwelling unit.
Residential Density varies by zone. The number of dwelling units that may be built on a
given lot is a function of 2 factors: the lot size and the Residential Density of the Zone. The
density of a development shall not exceed the density limits hereby established for
Residential Zones as follows:
(a) Low-Density Residential (RL) - no more than few (4) seven and twenty-six
hundredths (7.26) dwelling units per greys net acre.
(b) Urban Core Residential Medium Density(UCRM) - no more than feur(4) seven and
twenty-six hundredths (7.26) dwelling units per gross net acre.
(c) Residential Medium Density (RM) - at least fn�� seven and twenty-six
hundredths (7.26) but no more than fGUFtee^ (14 twenty-two and thirty-one
hundredths (22.31) dwelling units per gross net acre.
(d) Residential High Density(RH) - at least f^, rteeR (I n� eleven and two tenths(11.2)
dwelling units per gross net acre but no more than thirty-eight and fifty-six
hundredths (38.56) dwelling units per net acre.
Table 29.1203 5
Supplemental PRD Zone
Development Standards
Density Densities of developments shall be as provided for residential
base zones as follows:
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(a) Low-Density Residential (RL) - no more than fetes(4)
seven and twenty-six hundredths (7.26) dwelling
units per gross net acre.
(b) Urban Core Residential Medium Density(UCRM) - no
more than four(4)seven and twenty-six hundredths
(7.26) dwelling units per gross net acre.
(c) Residential Medium Density (RM) - at least four (4)
seven and twenty-six hundredths (7.26) but no
more than f„i i4eGn (,4 twenty-two and thirty-one
hundredths (22.31) dwelling units per gross net acre.
(d) Residential High Density (RH) - at least
eleven and two tenths (11.2)dwelling units per gress
net acre but no more than thirty-eight and fifty-six
hundredths (38.56) dwelling units per net acre.
Where a development encompasses more than one
residential base zone, each area of the PRD development
shall comply with the density requirements that are set by the
base zone that the area is in. Density transfer from an area of
a PRD zoned for higher density to an area of the same PRD
zoned for lower density shall not be permitted.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION:
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the text amendments to
the Zoning Ordinance regarding density at their meeting of March 3, 2004.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve the recommended text amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance regarding density.
2. The City Council can deny the recommended text amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance regarding density.
3. The City Council can approve the recommended text amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance regarding density, with modifications.
4. The City Council can refer the recommended text amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance regarding density back to staff for further review and comment.
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CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
On April 27, 2004, an ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance that included the above
changes failed due to lack of majority. It is staff's belief that this ordinance failed because it
also included a reduction of the minimum density requirement from 3.75 to 3.4 net dwelling
units per acre for newly developing suburban residential areas. At that same meeting, the
City Council approved an amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP),which changed
the minimum density requirement for newly developing suburban residential areas from
3.75 to 3.4 net dwelling units per net acre. Consequently, there is currently a discrepancy
between the recommended minimum density in the LUPP (3.4 net dwelling units per acre)
and the required minimum density in the Zoning Ordinance (3.75 net dwelling units per
acre).
This action form does not address this density discrepancy. Instead, it only addresses
minor, yet necessary changes to the law to make density calculations clearer to staff and
the public. The density discrepancy between the LUPP and the Zoning Ordinance will have
to be addressed at some point in the future. City Council will need to give direction to staff
to amend either the recommended minimum density in the LUPP or the required minimum
density of the Zoning Ordinance in order for these two documents to be consistent with one
another.
Therefore, it is recommended that Alternative#1 be adopted. Alternative#1 recommends
that the text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regarding gross to net density
calculations be approved.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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