QUESTION: Does This Do It To Remove Ambiguities By "Refining Text-Related" Development Standards For Residential Uses In Commercial Districts??

Readers of this blog might wonder what this tangential topic is all about. It certainly deserves more attention that it has attracted so far - and judging by some future scheduling not yet posted on the city government's Calendar of Events (http://mesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx ) there are Upcoming Public Hearings

UPCOMING HEARINGS
Planning & Zoning Board 10/28/20

City Council Introduction November

City Council Consideration December

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HOW IT STARTED > A Zoning Board of Appeal regarding proposals for that old vacant 10-acre toxic entire city-block eyesore where Brown & Brown Chevrolet occupied the site for 85 years.

The topic was on the agenda for the Mesa City Study Session earlier this month

File #:

20-0982

Type:

Presentation

Status:

Agenda Ready

In control:

City Council Study Session

On agenda:

10/1/2020

Title:

Hear a presentation and discuss proposed text amendments to Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 33, 86, and 87 of Title 11 of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance including: 1) modifying certain development standards for assisted living facilities, including distance separation from major roadway intersections; 2) refining text-related development standards for residential uses in commercial districts to remove ambiguity; and 3) adding definitions for mixed-use developments, and boat and recreational vehicle storage.

Attachments:

1. Presentation

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MISCELLANEOUS ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS

Kusi Appiah, Planning Director

Rachel Prelog, Senior Planner

RESIDENTIAL USES IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS (Slide 7)

EXISTING PROVISIONS

• Table 11-6-2

• Section  11-31-31
ISSUES

• Ambiguity in requirements

• Revisions proposed to clarify the process and when a CUP is required

RESIDENTIAL USES IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS (See Slide 8)

PUBLIC OUTREACH (See Slide 10)

Special Projects Website -June thru current 

General Plan & Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Open House

•August 18th •27 participants 

Virtual Open House •August 18 -September 1 •157 views