Agenda Date: 04/07/2020
Subject:
Title
Resolution 24-2020: Approving the contract amendment for the Unified Land Use Code Project in accordance with a 2020 budget proviso under Policy Question 1
Body
Prepared by:
Kathleen Osher, Manager of Innovation & Performance Excellence
PURPOSE:
Amend the Kendig Keast Collaborative contract for the Unified Land Use Code project and fund the increase and additional contract legal review through the 2020 Policy Question 1 budget proviso.
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenters: Tiffany Hooten, Finance Director and Kathleen Osher,
Manager of Innovation & Performance Excellence
Additional Presenters: N/A
SUMMARY:
City Council approved 2020 Policy Question 1 to address post comprehensive plan initiatives in Downtown and the Santa Fe Corridor under a 2020 budget proviso.
Council and Planning Commission are currently working through Phase I amendments to the city's existing land use codes to address conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan relative to Downtown development. Council adopted two 90-day moratoriums and is on schedule to consider the Phase I amendments in May 2020.
Concurrently, the City is following through on the priority recommendation of the Comprehensive Plan to update its regulatory framework by launching the transition to a Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) with consultants Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC). The ULUC will replace Title 10, Zoning Regulations; Title 11, Subdivision Regulations; portions of Title 4, Building Regulations pertaining to Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks and Historic Preservation; and the Downtown Design Guidelines. Adoption of the ULUC is anticipated in October of 2021.
Council has expressed an interest in further amending the city's existing land use codes to address additional issues including open space requirements, building height requirements, Downtown massing/step-backs, Downtown transition zones, front set-backs, sub-division of lots, and parking relative to Downtown devel...
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