Agenda Date: 05/15/2018
Subject:
Title
An ordinance on second reading to amend Title 10, Chapter 9, Planned Development Overlay, and Chapter 2, Zone Districts
Body
Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support amending the Littleton City Code to update Title 10, Chapter 9, Planned Development Overlay (PDO), and Chapter 2, Zone Districts?
BACKGROUND:
In the city's code, PDOs are considered and decided by the planning commission. Typically, overlay districts require specific design or site requirements that apply to properties within the designed overlay area of a community. Littleton's PDO is more of a hybrid as it encourages a higher level of design for projects and allows deviations from certain zoning requirements, which are more typically sought through a variance process.
There are several items in the PDO chapter of the zoning code that are in need of review, including eliminating the option to increase density in the Central Area Zone District through a PDO process and relocating the density and floor area requirements from the PDO chapter into each individual zone district. The proposal also recommends eliminating the parking reduction through a PDO as the city's zoning code does not allow planned development proposals (considered and decided by city council) to deviate from parking requirements so it seems illogical to allow such through a PDO process.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
A study session was held with city council on the proposed code amendments on February 27, 2018. A study session on the proposed updates was held with planning commission on March 13, 2018. Planning commission recommended approval of this ordinance on April 9, 2018 with minor edits listed as conditions, as outlined in the attached PC Resolution 09-2018. These edits have been incorporated into the proposed ordinance.
The proposed code amendments were posted on the LittletonPlans website after the st...
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