TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
George Burton, Planner
DATE: June 8, 2017
CONTACT:
Staff Contact George Burton, 480-348-3525
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Discussion of Hillside Related Concerns and Possible Hillside Code Updates (Article XXII of the Town Zoning Ordinance)
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BACKGROUND
History
Hillside related matters can be found throughout the Town Code but are most prevalent in the Zoning Ordinance and Chapter XXII Hillside Development Regulations which is often referred to as the "Hillside Code."
On July 21, 2015, staff presented a list of topics relating to the Hillside Code to the Planning Commission as part of a periodic review and update of the Town Code. In January of 2016, the Town Council identified several Quality of Life Initiatives including an Update to the Hillside Code. Staff worked with then Planning Commissioner Moore in preparing a draft ordinance identifying topics of discussion and potential amendments. The draft ordinance was reviewed by the Planning Commission at the December 20, 2016 and January 3, 2017 work sessions and the January 17, 2017 citizen review work session. In March and May of 2017, the Town Council identified Hillside as one of its five top initiatives for the 2017-2018 term. Along with updating the Hillside Code, other hillside related matters were identified. These included safety concerns, committee structure, hillside disturbances off the applicant property, variance processing and others.
Purpose
This study session is intended to identify a complete list of hillside related concerns and categorize them into the appropriate process to address. Updating the Hillside Code is expected to be the most robust of those tasks, but also has experienced the greatest degree of review and drafting as noted in the History section. As a result of previous reviews, staff and the Planning Commission examined eighteen topics p...
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