Town of Paradise Valley
Action Report
TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Miller, Town Attorney
Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
DATE: February 5, 2019
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Andrew Miller, 480-348-3591
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Discussion and Recommendation to the Town Council re Amendments to the Town Zoning Ordinance, Article XI, regarding Changes to Process for Approval of Managerial Amendments
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Background
BACKGROUND:
Recently the Council determined that some changes to the processes related to the approval or denial of Managerial Amendments to Special Use Permits (hereinafter "Managerial Amendments") should be made. The Council held work study sessions on September 27, 2018, and October 25, 2018 to discuss such changes and reviewed the terms of current Town Zoning Ordinance (at Section 1102.8). The Council then requested that the Town staff prepare draft language to change the terms of Section 1102.8 to reflect the Council input made during the two study sessions.
The Council then reviewed and adopted Resolution No. 2018-27 at its November 1, 2018 meeting, said resolution referring certain draft changes to Section 1102.8 of the Zoning Ordinance to the Planning Commission for review and action. A copy of the draft ordinance that contains the changes to Section 1102.8 is attached to Resolution No. 2018-27 as Exhibit A. Additionally, Resolution No. 2018-27 requires the Planning Commission to make a recommendation to the Council regarding the proposed changes to Section 1102.8 by February 6, 2019.
The main changes that would be instituted through adoption of the draft changes reviewed and suggested by the Council would be:
* To have the Town manager transmit all determinations approving a Managerial Amendment to the Town Council within two (2) business days of making the determination.
* The Town Manager's decision be final unless within seven (7) calendar days after the Town Manager's written determin...
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