Agenda Date: January 14, 2019
Subject:
Title
A resolution to amend Title 10, of the City Code, Chapter 1 regarding recreational definitions and Chapter 8 regarding conditional uses to include indoor shooting ranges
Body
Presented By:
Mike Sutherland, Planning Manager, and Steve Kemp, City Attorney
PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT:
Does planning commission recommend approval of Resolution 01-2019 to amend Title 10 of the City Code, Chapter 1 regarding recreational definitions and Chapter 8 regarding conditional uses to include indoor shooting ranges?
BACKGROUND:
The recreation definitions address a number of unrelated uses in Littleton's zoning code. As with many of the definitions in the code, they do not relate to the actual uses or define uses that should be addressed separately. Staff recommends correcting these definitions.
An example of this problem is the definition of gun ranges. Currently indoor gun ranges are treated as an indoor recreation use. Outdoor gun ranges have no standards and are treated as outdoor recreation.
These definitions have been carried over into planned developments throughout the city that allow recreational uses in general without reference to the city's definitions. As a result, there are some instances of incompatible uses being permitted with no further review. Staff analyzed the problem and recommends a number of amendments.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
Study sessions were held with city council on November 27, and planning commission on December 10, 2018.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The mixture of uses in the zoning code's recreational definitions and the lack of definitions under the recreational section for some uses such as sexually oriented businesses is a critical problem that needs to be addressed. Most cities, such as Lakewood and Fort Collins provide specific definitions for these uses and identify the uses by definition in the land use chart. This was also a recommendation of Clarion & Associates when they reviewed th...
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