HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment #8 Summary_05.20.26Zoning Ordinance Amendment #8
Effective Date 5/20/2026
Standard Ordinance Sections Item Proposed Change Rationale
Access & Parking21-07.03(i)(1)Commercial and Recreational Vehicles
Allows bus/large vehicle utilization in residential areas to support the
transportation needs of these uses - Group Residence and Residential Care
Facility.
Aligns transportation needs with these allowed uses.
21-03.01(f)
21-03.02(f)
21-03.03(f)
21-03.04(f)
21-03.05(f)
21-06.01(j)(1)(A)(vii)
21-06.02(f)(14)(A)(iii)
21-08.01(e)(9)
21-06.02(f)(27) Accessory Uses and Structures - Trash Enclosure Adds a trash enclosure diagram.Improves user understanding by providing visual explanation of trash enclosure
standards.
21-02.03(d)(2)(D)Building Stories and Rooftop Spaces Limits amenity space to Stacked Flats, Shop, and Mid-Rise/Tower building types.Corrects the existing rule, which was only intended for those building types.
21-08.02(d)(3)Ancillary Dwelling Unit (ADU) - Frontage Requires a frontage only if a carriage house is fronting a street or open space.Supports ease of development of ADUs.
21-03.04(f) (footnote)
21-08.02(i)(3)
21-06.01(k)(7)(A)(x)Drive-Through Facility - Serving Non-Motor Vehicle
Users
Requires all customers receive service at a drive-through facility, regardless of
mode of transportation. Improves convenience for those who do not own or use a motor vehicle.
21-06.01(l)(4)Accessory Parking Lot Allows a parking lot within a block to be considered an accessory use.Revises an existing rule to assist business owners with their off-street parking
needs. Signs21-09.04(c)(1)Outdoor Lighting - Residential Standards Adds color temperature outdoor lighting standards to small residential
properties.
Promotes quality of life in residential districts and provides additional
enforcement mechanism when light nuisances arise.
Accessory Uses and Structures - Equipment
Screening
Requires screening for gas, electric meters in front and corner yards. Expands
existing rule to additional districts.Ensures that equipment is not visible from the right-of-way. Accessory Standards21-08.03(e)Gallery Frontage Supports ease of development of the gallery frontage type.Removes story restriction on gallery frontage and updates diagram.Building StandardsBuilding Design & MeasurementsU2 Apartment House - Stories Allows a 3-story apartment house in U2 if no more than 30' wide. Height still
restricted to maximum of 35'.
Supports ease of development of apartment houses in urban districts by
allowing a full height upper floor.
Ancillary Dwelling Unit (ADU) - Height Allows ADUs to be taller than the primary structure. ADU maximum height (in
feet) restrictions still apply. Supports ease of development of ADUs when the primary structure is one story.
Building Width Definition Permits Zoning Administrator to grant allowances for building width if the design
meets ordinance intent.
Encourages architectural diversity, promotes varied streetscapes, and
eliminates the need to receive a commonly approved variance. 21-02.03(f)(2)(A)Principal UsesGeneral updates clarify and/or correct, but do not change the existing rule. Such changes including typographical, consistency, cross reference, and minor diagram revisions are addressed in the following sections:
21-02.03(b) Contextual Setback diagrams, 21-02.03(e), 21-03.01(j), 21-03.02(j), 21-03.03(j), 21-03.04(j), 21-03.05(j), 21-03.06(j), 21-03.07(j), 21-03.08(j), 21-04.01(i), 21-04.02(i), 21-04.03(i),21-04.04(i), 21-06.01(g)(2)(A)(i), 21-06.01(g)(3)(A)(i), 21-
06.01(g)(5)(A)(i), 21-06.01(g)(6)(A)(i), 21-06.01(k) Drive-Through Layout diagram, 21-06.01(k) Gas fuel/station layout diagrams, 21-06.01(k)(11)(A)(iv), 21-06.01(k)(11)(A)(v), 21-06.01(k)(17)(A)(i), 21-06.01(k)(17)(A)(ii), 21-06.01(k)(18)(A)(iii), 21-
06.01(k)(2)(A)(iii), 21-06.01(k)(21)(A)(ix), 21-06.01(k)(21)(A)(viii), 21-06.01(k)(21)(A)(x), 21-06.01(k)(22)(A)(iii), 21-06.01(k)(7)(A)(vii), 21-06.01(k)(7)(A)(viii), 21-06.01(l)(4)(A)(i), 21-06.01(m)(2)(A)(i), 21-06.01(m)(3)(A)(i), 21-06.01(m)(4)(D)(vi), 21-
06.02(f)(14)(A)(i), 21-06.02(f)(25)(A)(i), 21-06.02(f)(27)(A)(iv), 21-07.03(e)(2), 21-07.04(d)(4), 21-08.02(f)(3), 21-08.02(h)(3), 21-08.02(i) IllustrativeExamples, 21-09.01(p), 21-09.01(p)(2)(A), 21-09.01(p)(2)(B)