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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning Commission - MINUTES - 06/20/2024 Julie Stackhouse, Chair Virtual Hearing Adam Sass, Vice Chair City Council Chambers Russell Connelly 300 Laporte Avenue David Katz Fort Collins, Colorado Shirley Peel Ted Shepard Cablecast on FCTV, Channel 14 on Connexion & York Channels 14 & 881 on Comcast The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Regular Hearing June 20, 2024 Chair Stackhouse called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Katz, Sass, Stackhouse, Connelly, Peel, York Absent: Shepard Staff Present: Frickey, Yatabe, Myler, Claypool, Beals, Tatman-Burruss, Haigh, Vidergar and Manno Chair Stackhouse provided background on the Commission’s role and what the audience could expect as to the order of business. She described the role of the commission and noted that members are volunteers appointed by city council. The commission members review the analysis by staff, the applicants’ presentations, and input from the public and make a determination regarding whether each proposal meets the land use code. She noted that this is a legal hearing, and that she will moderate for civility and fairness. Agenda Review Planning Manager Clay Frickey reviewed the items on the Consent and Discussion agendas, stating that all items will be heard as originally advertised. Public Input on Items Not on the Hearing Agenda: None. Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Planning & Zoning Commission June 20, 2024 Page 2 of 3 Consent Agenda: None. Discussion Agenda: 1. Amending the Land Use Code Related to Occupancy Project Description: This is a request to approve the proposed occupancy ordinances related to compliance with House Bill 24-1007, Residential Occupancy Limits. Recommendation: Approval Staff and Applicant Presentations Senior Policy and Project Manager Tatman-Burruss noted this item is a recommendation to City Council which will be presented at Second Reading on July 2nd. Tatman-Burruss stated this item would change language in the Land Use Code and Municipal Code to comply with the recently adopted State House Bill 24-1007 which removes the ability to regulate occupancy based on familial relationship, but does allow limits to be placed for health and safety standards, and goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Tatman-Burruss outlined the City’s current occupancy ordinance which limits occupancy of residential dwelling units to a family of any size plus one additional unrelated occupant, or no more than three unrelated occupants, and noted enforcement of the ordinance began in 2005. Tatman-Burruss outlined the proposed Land Use Code wording changes. Public Input None. Commission Questions / Deliberation Commissioner Katz noted there was some discussion at the work session about changing every reference of ‘family’ to ‘unit’ and asked if there was any conversation at the staff level contemplating whether it makes sense to change that word every time. Noal Beals, Development Review Manager, replied many of those changes already occurred with the recently adopted Land Use Code update and most of these changes were just not caught in the last update. Additionally, Beals noted the terms ‘single-unit’ and ‘multi-unit’ are defined terms in the Code. Commissioner Katz asked if there will be any type of cross-reference to ‘multi-family’ to aid developers. Beals replied any search for ‘multi’ would bring up the information. Commissioner York suggested the word ‘unit’ should be defined in a future update. Chair Stackhouse suggested information regarding the state laws around group homes should be made readily available to the public. Commissioner Katz made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that City Council adopt the proposed Land Use Code amendments to remove the residential occupancy limits. This recommendation is based upon the information and materials provided at the work session and this hearing, and the Commission’s discussion. Commissioner Connelly seconded. Vote: 6:0. For more complete details on this hearing, please view our video recording located here: https://www.fcgov.com/fctv/video-archive.php?search=PLANNING%20ZONING Other Business None.