TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council Members
FROM: Jill Keimach, Town Manager
Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
DATE: February 27, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Jill Keimach, Town Manager
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Discussion of Planning and Zoning Process Action Plan
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On January 30, 2020 the Council, at the initiation of the Mayor, held an all-day retreat on the Planning and Zoning Processes for the Town of Paradise Valley. The intent of the retreat was to review: 1) the legal framework for which all planning and zoning applications must be reviewed, 2) provide updated planning information, and 3) outline existing processes to ensure everyone had the same information and background.
The retreat was also the culmination of several months of work from the Planning Commission, Hillside Building Committee and Board of Adjustment. Each board, as part of their annual presentations to Council, reviewed their activities of the year and spent several meetings discussing potential process improvements and recommendations to the Council. The Council then heard from each individual member of the Town's land use committees on January 9 and 23, 2020. At the end of the Council's data gathering, the Council received both individual viewpoints from every land-use volunteer that wished to participate as well as the more formal recommendations from each land use board. The following are the formal recommendations for Council to consider at their retreat.
Planning Commission and Hillside Building Items
? Hillside Building Committee Make Up
? Notifying Hillside Property Owners
? Hillside Open Space Criteria
? Temporary Signage
? Exterior Lighting Changes post approval
? Planning Commission Rules and Procedures
? Noticing Requirements
? Construction Signs
Board of Adjustment Items
? Update Boards Rules and Procedures
? Provide Periodic Training to the Board
? Review Solar Panel Screening Req...
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