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Ordinance No. 23-03 repealing Chapter 7 (Planning, Development and Building) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, and adopting the Unified Development Code of the City of Colorado Springs, incorporating various building codes, other primary and secondary codes, as included, and providing for the penalties and remedies for violation thereof
Presenter:
Morgan Hester, Planning Supervisor
Mike Tassi, Assistant Director of Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
Don Elliott, Clarion Associates
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Summary:
Provision of requested amendments reflective of the previous vote at first reading and requested final adoption of the Unified Development Code (UDC) otherwise known as the RetoolCOS project.
Previous Council Action:
Since the December 2019 kick-off, project staff met with the City Council 24 times (including today) at both work sessions and regular meetings to discuss the progress of the RetoolCOS project and seek guidance on new concepts. Staff met with Planning Commission 16 times with similar discussions.
At the January 10, 2023, City Council meeting, a vote was postponed to January 24, 2023. The City Council voted 8-1 to approve the Unified Development Code (UDC) at the January 24, 2023, hearing.
Background:
The City Council voted to approve the Unified Development Code (UDC) with changes at the January 24, 2023, with an 8-1 vote (Councilmember Donelson voting no). At the meeting, requested changes were discussed and have been captured in the "clean" version of the UDC which will ultimately be adopted and go into effect Summer 2023.
The vote included the requested changes that were presented at the January 10, 2023, public hearing which came from Planning Commission and Staff. The Council requested additional changes after the January 10, 2023, hearing as outlined in a PowerPoint that was included in the agenda packets for the January 24, 2023, ...
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