SUBJECT: General Business
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Repealing and Reenacting Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 of Title 10 of Erie Municipal Code
Body
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
PRESENTER: Deborah Bachelder AICP, Planning Manager/Deputy Director of Planning & Development
TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff finds the ordinance in compliance with the Approval Criteria and recommends the Board of Trustees approve Ordinance 31-2021.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In 2019, the Board of Trustees Work Plan directed staff to provide updates to the Unified Development Code (UDC).
The Board of Trustees has adopted several changes to various chapters of the UDC over the past two years which addressed items identified as in need of revision. The adopted amendments include:
* October 2019: Amended Flashing or Moving Signs in Chapter 6.
* November 2019: Enacted a new Chapter 13 regarding Wireless Communication Facilities.
* December 2019: Enacted a new Annexation Subdivision Plat process in Chapter 7.
* February 2020: Expanded the flexibility for Planned Development Zoning in Chapter 7.
* March 2020: Addressed and clarified a number of standards throughout the UDC including in Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12.
* November 2020: Streamlined and addressed a number of technical issues throughout the UDC including in Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10 ("Phase I" updates).
* August 2021: Established new Agricultural Holding zone district to accommodate a streamlined annexation and initial zoning process for agricultural properties within the Town's growth boundary.
* August 2021: Amended Development Improvement Guarantees in Chapter 7.
* December 2021: Amended Development and Design Standards to Accommodate Oil and Gas Wells and Production Facilities in Chapter 6.
Throughout the Phase I and Phase II updates, staff ha...
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