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Town of Erie
File #: 20-520    Version: 1 Name:
Type: General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/13/2020 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 10/27/2020 Final action:
Title: Draft Amendments to Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code
Attachments: 1. UDC Chapter 12 -redlines, 2. UDC Chapter 12 -clean version

SUBJECT:  GENERAL BUSINESS

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Draft Amendments to Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code

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DEPARTMENT:  Administration

 

PRESENTER:  Farrell Buller, Deputy Town Administrator

                                              Barb Green, Oil & Gas Legal Counsel

 

TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes

only required for non-consent items

 

FISCAL SUMMARY: N/A

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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation

 

Staff recommends approval of the Draft Amendments to Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code

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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:

At the request of the Board of Trustees, Town staff, with the assistance of our oil and gas legal counsel, has been working to revise the Unified Development Code (UDC) Chapter 12 oil and gas regulations. The following timeline provides a summary of the meetings and public comment periods used to solicit input on the proposed amendments to Chapter 12 of the UDC.

 

Date

Audience

Action

August 25, 2020

Board of Trustees

Share timeline with BOT, seek go ahead, share both layouts

August 28, 2020

Residents

Comment period open

September 15, 2020

Planning Commission, BOT invited to attend

Chapter review, steps to date, current recommendations

September 14, 2020

Residents

Comment period closed

October 7, 2020

Planning Commission

Recommend “final draft”

October 21, 2020

Planning Commission

Seek recommendation of UDC updated chapter

October 27, 2019

Board of Trustee 

Present “final draft”

November 10, 2020

Board of Trustees

Propose adoption of UDC Chapter 12 - oil and gas

December 10, 2020

Town Staff and Businesses

UCD changes effective

 

As indicated in the timeline, the final redline draft was presented to the Planning Commission at their October 21, 2020 meeting along the proposed amendments to six other chapters of the UDC

 

Tonight staff is presenting this final draft to the Board with the intention that the final approval and adoption of the amendment will take place at the November 10, 2020 Board Meeting.

 

Board Priority(s) Addressed:

ü                     Engaged and Diverse Community

ü                     Prosperous Economy

ü                     Safe and Healthy Community

ü                     Effective Governance

ü                     Fiscally Responsible

 

ATTACHMENTS:                      

1.                     UDC Chapter 12 - redlines

2.                     USC Chapter 12 - clean version