Title:
Ordinance No. 18-8 amending the Comprehensive Plan 2020 Land Use Map reflecting changes from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
(Legislative)
Presenter:
Conrad Olmedo, Comprehensive Planner II, Planning and Community Development
Carl Schueler, Comprehensive Planning Manager, Planning and Community Development
Body
Summary:
An ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan 2020 Land Use Map by reflecting the land use map amendments adopted by the City from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
Previous Council Action:
City Council originally adopted the Comprehensive Plan in 2001 by Ordinance 01-43 on March 27, 2001. Periodic updates of this 2020 Land Use Map have been adopted by ordinance on an approximately annual basis since 2002.
This item was introduced on January 22, 2018 during the City Council Work Session.
On February 13, 2018, this ordinance was passed unanimously on the consent calendar.
Background:
This is a limited recurring "housekeeping" exercise. The Comprehensive Plan was approved in 2001 with no substantial amendments to the text of the parent document since that time. However, Comprehensive Plan Policy LUM 105 and Strategy 105a directs a maintenance and updating process for its accompanying 2020 Land Use Map (Map) in order to keep it current. This process is typically set to occur on a July 1st to June 30th schedule. However, due to staff resource limitations, an update has not been processed since 2015. Therefore this update encompasses two years. This update has been further modified to incorporate some additional annexations subsequent to June 30, 2017.
This Map classifies all properties within City limits into one of twelve generalized land use categories. In most cases these categories are structured and intended to be relatively permissive and encompassing, often with several different general designations allowing the same particular use. For example the "General Residential" category allows all but the lowest de...
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