Subject: Ordinance
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Amending Sections 10-2-7 and 10-7-2 of the Erie Municipal Code, Repealing Section 10-7-6 of the Erie Municipal Code, and Repealing and Reenacting Section 10-7-8 of the Erie Municipal Code, all to Modify and Clarify the Procedure for Amendments to Land Use Approvals and Deviations from Land Use Standards
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Department: Planning & Development
Presenter(s): Deborah Bachelder AICP, Planning Manager/Deputy Director of Planning & Development
Time Estimate: 20 minutes
only required for non-consent items
Staff Recommendation:
Recommendation
Approve the ordinance amending the Unified Development Code to allow modifications to existing Planned Unit Development overlay zone districts; and, to modify and clarify the amendment to land use approvals and deviations from land use standards.
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Summary and Background of Subject Matter:
Staff has prepared an Ordinance amending multiple sections within Chapter 10 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) that address the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay district. The PUD Overlay was originally established as an approach to provide specific geographic areas with modifications to design standards of underlying zoning districts. The PUD Overlay is superimposed over the traditional zone and provides additional or alternative design restrictions, additional setbacks, or other exceptions to the base district. Multiple PUD Overlays have been mapped throughout the Town to facilitate unique master planned projects.
In January, 2022, the Town adopted a comprehensive update to the UDC that included key updates to residential zone districts to reflect a wider variety of housing types and reduction of redundancy in zoning districts and planning processes. This update included moving the PUD Overlay district to Title 10, Chapter 2 (10-2-7.E), Inactive Districts, with the intent to rely on the Planned Development (PD) process ...
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