TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Planning Manager
George Burton, Senior Planner
DATE: January 7, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact George Burton, Senior Planner, 480-348-3525
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Continued Discussion of Upcoming Planning Commission Items for Council Retreat
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BACKGROUND
The Planning Commission has been preparing a list of policy and/or code change items to give the Town Council in advance of the Town Council retreat scheduled in early 2020. The Commission discussed this topic at the October 15th and December 17th work sessions. Staff would like to seek additional input on this topic from the Commission at the January 7th meeting. A summary of the potential items from the October 15th and December 17th meetings include:
1. Modify the Hillside Building Committee (HBC) membership and/or Commission rotation:
a. Change the makeup of HBC from 2 permanent citizen members with 3 rotating Commissioners to 3 permanent citizen members and 2 rotating Commissioners.
b. Possibility of changing the Commission rotation schedule from a 6-month tour to a 12-month tour to help promote consistency of review.
c. The HBC Chair should be a permanent citizen member (and not a rotating Commissioner).
2. Notification to hillside property owners and potential hillside buyers of the hillside regulations:
a. Create brochure or pamphlet highlighting the basic hillside requirements and process, providing a link to the hillside code, and identify the staff contact for hillside.
b. Give brochure to realtors, to homeowner associations, post it on Town's website, and add it to the Town's resident guide.
3. Development standards on undersized lots:
a. Possibility of creating a different zoning classification or modification of standards for undersized lots.
4. Exterior lighting changes after Town approval:
a. Concern that applicants replace code complia...
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