City of Colorado Springs - File #: CPC CA 20-00088

• File #: CPC CA 20-00088
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 5/27/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/23/2020
• Final action: 6/23/2020
• Title: Ordinance No. 20-39 amending Part 5 (Overlay Districts) of Article 3 (Land Use Zoning Districts) of Chapter 7 (Planning, Development and Building) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay (Legislative) Presenter: Hannah Van Nimwegen, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development Department Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
• Related files: CPC CA 19-00027, CPC CA 20-00087, CPC CA 20-00006

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2020	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
6/9/2020	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
6/8/2020	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 20-39 amending Part 5 (Overlay Districts) of Article 3 (Land Use Zoning Districts) of Chapter 7 (Planning, Development and Building) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay

(Legislative)

Presenter:
Hannah Van Nimwegen, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development

Body
Summary:
City Planning staff met with the City Council to discuss accessory family suites, accessory dwelling units, and the accessory dwelling unit overlay on May 22, 2020. At that meeting, City Council expressed a general support for ordinances 1.1 Accessory Family Suites and 1.2 Definitions and Accessory Dwelling Units, but requested modifications to ordinance 1.3 Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay regarding its applicability to new development and existing neighborhoods.

Following the work session meeting on May 22, 2020, City Planning staff broke the three proposed ordinances into three file numbers so that each could be acted upon independently. Though City Planning staff views the three ordinances as a package, having each ordinance attached to a separate file number would allow for one or two of the proposed ordinances to move forward if there were remaining concerns on a remaining ordinance. This memo is regarding the accessory dwelling unit overlay.

There was discussion regarding ordinance 1.3 Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay and its applicability to new development. Expressed was a general concern regarding when an ADU Overlay may be considered for an existing area, and if a minimum size threshold, or some other defining characteristic, should be established in order to avoid a "spot zone" of the overlay. At this meeting, staff committed to bringing forward a suggestion for the Council to consider to the June 8, 2020 Work Session. Ordinances 1.1 Accessory Family Suites and 1.2 Definitions and Accessory Dwelling Un...