TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Laurie B. Jester, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Report on History of Residential Mansionization Code Amendments (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review the report and provide direction.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the City Council directs staff to evaluate and then possibly pursue further Zoning Code Amendments, additional resources will be required, including potentially the retention of consultants. The implications and fiscal impact will be determined in the future based on the direction provided by Council. Staff will need to return with further information and options if the Council directs staff to pursue Zoning Code Amendments.
BACKGROUND:
On August 18, 2015 the City Council requested that staff provide some background on residential Mansionization. Planning staff last presented a report to the City Council on July 16th and then November 19, 2013 on Mansionization related to open space revisions. Other minor clean-up Code amendments (Minor Exceptions, maximum lot size, required alley access and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Charger locations) were also included with the proposed open space Code Amendments. (Attachment 1) At the November 19, 2013 meeting the City Council took public comments, discussed the items extensively, focusing on the open space provisions, and did not take any action on the Draft Ordinances. The Council directed staff to send the items back to the Planning Commission for further review and, in addition to evaluating open space, to address maximum building height, minor exceptions, and basements. Due to staff commitments to other projects and limited resources, these items have not been br...
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