Agenda Date: 12/12/2017
Subject:
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Study Session on a Proposed Zoning Code Amendment to Add Preliminary Project Plan
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Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT:
The proposal is to add a new process into the city's zoning code (Title 10 of the City Code), to allow for applicants to request a "preliminary project plan" sessions before the city council and planning commission. The intent of this process is to provide a way for city council and planning commission to give informal and non-binding feedback regarding a potential Planned Development proposal before a formal application is submitted.
City staff looked at other Colorado front range communities zoning codes, including Longmont, Greeley, Aurora and Arvada. The draft language for "preliminary project plan" was a compilation using information from other municipal land use codes.
The addition of a Preliminary Project Plan (PPP) process into the city's zoning code will allow for applicants to submit a proposal prior to a formal development application for a PD, to obtain informal and non-binding feedback from planning commission and city council.
BACKGROUND:
In the city's zoning code, properties are zoned into various zoning districts (i.e. residential, commercial and industrial) with set development standards (for uses, height, density, open space, etc.). Littleton's code also allows properties in certain cases to establish a Planned Development (PD). As part of the application to establish a PD, the development standards are established specifically for that PD and are presented as part of the application. Review and decision-making for PDs are through a recommendation from Planning Commission, and final decision-making at City Council.
The proposal is to add a new process into the city's zoning code (Title 10 of the City Code), to allow for applicants to request a "preliminary project plan" session before the city council and planning comm...
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