SUBJECT: General Business
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 12 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code
Body
DEPARTMENT: Administration
PRESENTER: Farrell Buller, Deputy Town Administrator, LGD
Barb Green, Oil & Gas Legal Counsel
TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve recommended changes as presented
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Staff and legal counsel have been working on updating Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) 2019. There have been many opportunities for input from residents, industry experts and the Board of Trustees.
On October 21, 2020 counsel and staff presented a draft version of proposed updates to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission voted on a resolution to approve Chapter 12 as presented, the resolution failed with a vote of 3 yeas and 3 nays. The minutes from the Planning Commission are attached.
At the October 27, 2020 Board of Trustee meeting counsel and staff presented for discussion a draft of the proposed amendments to Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) were presented. Additional comments and input provided at that meeting have now been incorporated as redlines in this final draft being presented for the Board’s consideration. The attached redline document uses as the base document, a “clean” version of what was presented at the October 27th meeting.
Tonight the Board may take action on the proposed amendments to the UDC Chapter 12 - Oil & Gas Regulations in one of the following ways:
• Vote yes to approve as presented
• Vote yes to approve with conditions
• Vote no
Board Priority(s) Addressed:
ü Attractive Community Amenities
ü Engaged and Diverse Community
ü Prosperous Economy
ü Well-Maintained Transportation Infrastructure
ü Small Town Feel
ü Safe and Healthy Community
ü Effective Governance
ü Environmentally Sustainable
ü Fiscally Responsible
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance 44-2020
2. Chapter 12 with redlines
3. Chapter 12 clean
4. October 21, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes