Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Update

Board of Supervisors Work Session

February 22, 2011

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Ordinance Update2

Goals for today’s work session:

1. Inform the BOS on the process to-date

2. Summarize issues, recommendations, and input from the Policy Committee on priority items

3. Solicit BOS guidance on moving forward

Ordinance Update3

Process Update Stage I

Identify issues and suggest options

Stage IIDevelop draft ordinances

Stage IIIAdoption by the Planning Commission and Board

Ordinance Update4

Priority Items Economic Opportunity Commercial Districts Cumulative Impact Modeling Development Standards

Economic Opportunity5

Major Items Submittal requirements Balance of uses Tiered density Transfer of development rights

Construction phasing Complementary design Use list and setbacks

Economic Opportunity6

Policy Committee Feedback Consistent with staff recommendations

Flexibility Landowner participation in master planning

Tiered residential density and construction phasing with diagrams

Multi-jurisdictional planning effort

Commercial Districts7

Staff Recommendations Timing of Development Review Committee (DRC) review

Triggers for DRC review Role of DRC in infill residential development

Commercial special use permit thresholds

Commercial Districts8

Policy Committee Feedback Shift DRC review to more front-end and strategic role

Examine approach to infill development, commercial thresholds, fast food restaurants – may need to vary based on siting

Analyze 100 vehicle trip threshold for commercial SUPs

Look at York County commercial SUP requirements

Cumulative Impact Modeling

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Status Research and information gathering

Multiple stage process Guidance sought

What types of impacts should the model be able to assess?

How frequently should reports be generated?

What report format is preferred?

Cumulative Impact Modeling

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Policy Committee Feedback Proceed with staff effort for Stage I – residential development tracking

4 most important impacts to evaluate

Update and present data annually Graphic and spreadsheet form

Schools Transportation Environment Water and

sewer

Development Standards Part 1

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Topics Floodplain Ordinance Landscaping/preserving vegetation during development

Landscaping/Community Character Corridor buffer treatments

Landscaping/parking lot landscaping

Outdoor operations and storage

Development Standards Part 1

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Policy Committee Feedback Floodplain

Consistent with staff recommendations, additional information requested

Preserving vegetation Tree ordinance – clear cutting, phased clearing, tree inventories, residential tree preservation

Concurred with staff recommendations for CCC buffers, parking lot landscaping, and outdoor operations and storage

Development Standards Part 2

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Topics Pedestrian accommodation Timbering Outdoor Lighting Parking Private streets Landscaping/Streetscape Policy

Sound walls

Development Standards Part 2

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Policy Committee Feedback Pedestrian accommodation

Concurred - focus the network of required sidewalks and reexamine some roads

Consider connections within office parks Set a low threshold for pedestrian waivers

Timbering Similar treatment for R-8 and A-1 lands outside the PSA

Consider buffering lands outside the PSA

Development Standards Part 2

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Policy Committee Feedback (con’t) Outdoor lighting

Concurred – develop design guidelines Parking

Strengthen shared and off-site parking Reduce some minimum parking requirements

Private streets Consolidate, look into geometric standards

Streetscape Policy and sound walls Concurred – use graphics, list acceptable plants, and clarify where the policy is applied

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Questions and

Board Guidance