TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing Regarding the Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) Prohibiting the Conversion of Any Commercial Use to a Different Commercial Use Classification in the Downtown Area of the City (City Attorney Barrow).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT ORD-U 14-0016 EXTENDING IZO FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. ORD-U 14-016 extending the IZO for 10 months and 15 days until July 15, 2015. This will maintain the status quo on uses in the Downtown.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No impact.
BACKGROUND:
On October 8, 2013, the City Council directed staff to review the commercial regulations for offices, banks and other uses in the Downtown area due to a concern with the composition and mix of uses. A review of the Downtown is also one of the objectives in the City Council six month Strategic Plan (July 2013 - January 2014).
The Planning Commission discussed proposed code changes for Downtown on November 13, 2013. In general, the proposal was to restrict office and bank uses in the core, on the main streets in Downtown on the street front/sidewalk level, and allow these uses only above or below the street level. The Planning Commission did not recommend approval of the proposed changes as they felt there was a need for more community input and a more comprehensive study of the Downtown to address maintaining and enhancing its unique character.
On May 20, 2014, the City Council approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to work with staff, the community (business owners, property owners, residents) and organizations to develop a Plan to identify the needs and fu...
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