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Consideration of Amendments to the City’s Zoning Code Related to Large Family Day Care, Accessory Structures, Paving in Residential Front Yards in Residential Districts, and Fences in the Residential Single-Family View Preservation Overlay District
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council take public testimony on the proposed amendments, consider the Planning Commission’s comments and recommendations on the proposed amendments, and adopt the proposed Zoning Code Amendments.
Staff also recommends that the City Council accept the Planning Commission’s recommendation to direct staff to review whether existing regulations on Large Family Day Care conform to State law.
BACKGROUND
Staff is proposing amendments to the Zoning Code related to Large Family Day Care, Accessory Structures, Paving in Residential Front Yards in Residential Districts, and Fences in the Residential Single-Family View Preservation Overlay District as part of its continuing updates to the Zoning Code. The proposed amendments make the following changes:
· Require Administrative Review (instead of a Conditional Use Permit) for minor changes in the site parameters for establishing residential large family day care uses;
· Clarify existing rules for accessory structures;
· Limit impervious paving within front yards to fifty percent; and
· Add text to the fence rules that would allow the Zoning Enforcement Official to determine whether view preservation issues are germane to proposed fence projects within the Bay-O-Vista neighborhood.
At its January 19, 2012 meeting, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution-001PC, recommending that the City Council approve the proposed Zoning Code Amendments.
Analysis
Over time, City staff has encountered the need for minor adjustments to the Zoning Code text to correct and/or clarify sections. In this group of proposed amendments, staff is focusing on residential regulations related to Large Family Daycare, Access...
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