HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 9/6/2022 - Memorandum From Noah Beals And Meaghan Overton Re: Draft Land Development Code Community Engagement
Planning, Development & Transportation
Community Development & Neighborhood Services
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PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 29, 2022
TO: Mayor Arndt and City Council Members
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Tyler Marr, Interim Deputy City Manager
Caryn M. Champine, PDT Director
Paul Sizemore, CDNS Director
Rebecca Everette, Planning Manager
FROM: Noah Beals, Development Review Manager
Meaghan Overton, Housing Manager
RE: Draft Land Development Code Community Engagement
This memo is to inform Council of community engagement efforts happening between
August 15 and October 24 regarding proposed changes to the City’s land use
regulations. Engagement efforts will seek feedback on the public draft of the Land
Development Code prior to Council consideration at a First Reading and Public Hearing
this fall.
Community engagement is intended to identify additional edits that could improve the
draft Land Development Code and to test the proposed code changes with community
members, staff, Board and Commission members, and other stakeholders. Draft code
changes have been designed to improve housing capacity, choice, and affordability.
Engagement Activities:
Public (Virtual) Workshops – Staff will provide an overview of the proposed
land use changes and seek input from community members. The workshops will
also include opportunity for discussion and Q&A. Sessions will be recorded and
posted online in both English and Spanish. Workshops are scheduled from 6-
8pm on August 22, September 7, September 22, and October 24.
Office Hours – City staff are available for virtual or in-person meetings to
discuss the proposed code changes and answer questions. Community
members with property-specific questions, development professionals, and
residents with specific housing topics they’d like to discuss in detail are
encouraged to RSVP for a meeting. Approximately 10 hours per week are
available for office hour meetings between August 15 and October 21.
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Online Comments – Online comments are welcome at any time. A comment
form is available on the project website, and community members can request
follow-up from a member of the project team if desired.
The draft Land Development Code, RSVPs for office hours, and an online comment
form are all available on the project website at
https://www.fcgov.com/housing/lucupdates.
Next Steps:
The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider providing a recommendation
to City Council regarding the Land Development Code at a Special Hearing on
September 28, 2022.
Council will consider adoption of the Land Development Code at a Public
Hearing and First Reading, currently scheduled for October 18, 2022.
Multiple other code update projects are also in process. The attached Gantt chart
outlines all of the current code update efforts for reference.
CC: Beth Yonce, Social Sustainability Director
Josh Birks, Sustainability Services Deputy Director
Claire Havelda, Assistant City Attorney
Brad Yatabe, Assistant City Attorney
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Land Use Code Amendment Project Timelines
Q4
January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March
Phase 1 LUC Judy's Retirement 11/15!
Code Outline Internal
Review
Draft Code Internal Review
Draft Code Public Review
Final Draft / Adoption
1041 Regulations
Draft
Final Draft
Adoption
Oil and Gas
Draft LUC - New Facilities
Draft Operational Standards
/ IGA
Draft Reverse Setbacks
(LUC Revision)
Water Adequacy
Current Conditions
Assessment
Determine New
Requirements/ Review
Procedure
Implementation and Code
Updates
Wireless Code Update
Draft
Final Draft
Adoption
20
PROJECT
2022
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1
Address
Comments
Code Development Decision Point -Muni Code
or IGA w/ Larimer Co?
Code Development
Final Att.
Review
Adoption
Address
Comments
Final Att.
Review
Address
Comments
Draft Code
Released
Final Att.Review
(flexible timing)
Code Development Address
Comments
Engagement
Final Attorney
Review
Refine Draft
Engagement Draft Outline
Draft Code Final Att.
Review
Staff
Edits
Draft
Code
Draft Code
Released
Final Draft
Released
Code Development
Final Att.
Review
Staff
Edits
Public EngagementCouncil Work
Session
Final Draft
Released
9/26
Engagement
Preliminary
Att. Review
Refine
Draft 1st rdg 11/15 or 12/6
City Council
Work Session
City Council
Work Session
City Council
Work Session
City Council
Work Session
Final Att.
Review
Draft Code
Released
Final Draft
Released
Code DevelopmentCouncilFollow-
Up / Memo Code Review & Recommendations
Finalize
Project Plan Memo
Prepare Code
Updates
Final Atty
Review
Implemetation
Plan
Code Development MemoCode Development
Next
Phase
Next
Phase
Adoption
Process
City Council
Work Session
Best Practices Review
Engagement
Prelim.
Attny Rev
Engagement City Council
Work Session?
Engagement
Adoption
Prelim.
Attny Rev
Prelim.
Attny Rev
Address Comments;
Draft ordinance
Public Draft
Released
Council 1x1s
1st Rdg
10/18
* Published notice: 8
days; 15 days before
P&Z
Hearing
9/28
Adoption1st Rdg
11/15* Published
notice: 30-60
days before
2nd Rdg
12/20
2nd Rdg
11/1
P&Z Hearing
10/20
City Council Work
Session 8/23
Adoption
City Council
Work Session
P&Z
Hearing
11/17
1st rdg 2/6;
2nd rdg 12/20
Adoption
Engagement
City Council
Work Session?
Final Attorney
Review
Final A
RevieFinal Draft
Draft Code
Released
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