TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Brian Dalke, Interim Town Manager
Andrew M. Miller, Town Attorney
DATE: October 25, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Staff Contact Andrew M. Miller, 480-348-3526
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Discussion and Direction Regarding Code Amendments Related to the Processes Required to Amend the General Plan
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Town Value(s):
? Primarily one-acre, residential community
? Limited government
? Creating a sense of community
? Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
? Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
? Preserving natural open space
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
The Town of Paradise Valley makes every effort to enhance the community's unique character for its residents and people from around the world.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Town Council review a draft ordinance (attached Ordinance 2018-20) setting forth the distinctions between major and minor amendments to the General Plan and suggest changes, modifications or edits thereto and provide direction on potential adoption of the draft ordinance.
The Arizona Revised Statutes, in ?9-461.05(A), requires municipalities to include provisions in their adopted general plans that identify changes or modifications to the plan that constitute amendments and major amendments to the general plan. While the Town's current General Plan identifies the types of proposed changes to the General Plan that constitute major amendments and minor amendments, the process and timing for applications to amend the General Plan are not specified in the General Plan or Town Code.
The Town's current General Plan, at Section 9.4, (copy attached) provides that "major amendments" to the general plan are: 1) changes to the General Plan land use map that would provide for a "greater density classification" for a particular property or geographic area; and 2) any changes to the circulation map that woul...
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