ATTACHMENT 3

 

Third Draft:  Proposed Land Use Management Ordinance

 

October 28, 2002

 

 

Inventory of Ideas

 

There have been many ideas suggested for improving the proposed new Land Use Management Ordinance.  Some of the ideas raise major policy issues; these are highlighted in the Manager’s Memorandum to the Council for tonight’s Public Hearing.  Others would serve to clarify the language of the ordinance and improve readability; and there is a need for adjusting numbering, cross-references, eliminating duplicative language, and correcting typographical errors. 

 

This attachment summarizes ideas that have been suggested, in addition to those discussed in the Manager’s memorandum.  We intend to forward these ideas to the consultant for incorporation as a Final Draft is prepared. 

 

• Include, in the Access and Circulation section, reference to the requirement for preparation of a Traffic Impact Analysis as a component of an application for a major development.

 

• Adjust the Purpose Statement of the Comprehensive Plan section to clarify the link between the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Management Ordinance.

 

• Eliminate duplicative and/or redundant text in several sections.

 

• Explanatory statements are needed to clarify intent of applying impervious surface ratios.  Example:  clarify that such ratios apply to Net Land Area of a lot, not Gross Land Area.

 

• Delete reference to “shrubs” in Tree Protection regulations.

 

• Change reference to “Major Street Plan” in Section 6.16.6 to “Thoroughfare Plan.”

 

• In definition of Transit Station, change reference to “rail” to a more generic term for fixed-guideway transit.

 

• Clarify, in the definition of Woodlands, that the definition pertains to “significant”

 

• Change all uses of the word “he” in reference to the Manager to something more gender-neutral (e.g., “he/she”).

 

• Add clarifying examples of what kinds of changes to access and circulation would be considered “substantial,” for purposes of reviewing proposed changes to Special Use Permits and Site Plans.

 

• Expand the watershed regulations to allow engineered stormwater controls by methods other than wet detention ponds if deemed acceptable by the State.

 

• Clarify that the zoning designation conferred by a Conditional Use rezoning will expire (such that property reverts to former zoning) if a Special Use Permit associated with that Conditional Use Zoning expires.

 

• Remove references to connectivity, a concept that has now been removed from the ordinance.

 

• Clarify organization of Tree Protection regulations to improve readability.

 

• Eliminate conflicting language within sign regulations.

 

• Add an index.

 

• Add Section Numbers to the headers of each page.

 

• Change all references to “Development Ordinance” to “Land Use Management Ordinance.”

 

• Adjust formatting of Table 3.7-1, Use Matrix, to improve clarity.

 

• Adjust footnote to “Impervious Surface Ratio” footnote, associated with Table 3.8-1 (Dimensional Matrix) to reflect decisions the Council makes on this issue.

 

We expect additional ideas and suggestions to be offered, and will incorporate as they are received.