SUBJECT: General Business
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Unified Development Code (UDC) Update Report
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER: Fred Starr, Planning and Development Director
TIME ESTIMATE:
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff has prepared a PowerPoint presentation that identifies a summary of the discussion items that have been identified to date by various stakeholder groups. This information can be used to give direction on items that Trustees are either willing to pursue as part of a UDC update, or wish not to consider as part of the update. For example, window well encroachments.
Some Trustees have provided feedback regarding item items or topics they would like to see considered as part of the UDC update. Staff would like to understand if these suggestions or others are to be incorporated as part of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and will seek input from the Board of Trustees.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Since our last update to the Board in August, staff have been meeting with individual developers as well as holding monthly meetings with the Denver Home Builders Association (HBA) working group, to discuss and identify suggested changes to the UDC.
To address the comments we have received regarding the amount of time it takes review and process land development applications we have developed and Implemented a Land Development Review Schedule. The purpose of this schedule is to provide both the applicant and staff with dates for milestones which are to be met in review and responding to each land-use submittal and resubmittal.
By having such a schedule, both the applicant and staff have a clear understanding of when review comments are due from outside review entities as well as internal staff. It provides the applicant and their development team to have a one-on-one meeting with our internal staff to go over and review each set of review comments in-person, ...
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