Agenda Packet 11-26-18 Work Session

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CLEAR & OBJECTIVE HOUSING: APPROVAL C RITERIA UPDATE November 13, 2018 DRAFT Preferred Concepts Report: Maintenance Issues Page 14 of 59 compliance through a code provision applicable to a special area zone or overlay zone: (a) EC 9.2000 through 9.3980 regarding lot dimensions and density requirements for the subject zone. . . 9.2790 Solar Lot Standards. (1) Applicability. Solar lot standards apply to the creation of lots within subdivisions in R-1 and R-2 zones. (2) Solar Lot Requirements. In R-1 and R-2, at least 70% percent of the lots in a subdivision shall be designed as “solar lots” and shall have a minimum north -south dimension of 75 feet and a front lot line orientation that is within 30 degrees of the true east-west axis. For purposes of this subsection, a lot proposed for more than one dwelling unit shall count as more than one lot, according to the number of units proposed (e.g. a lot proposed for a fourplex shall be considered 4 lots). (See Figure 9.2790(2) Solar Lot Requirements.) *** Recommendation : Remove standard from planned unit development approval criteria (EC 9.8325(10)) based on related recommendation to allow tentative subdivisions and tentative planned unit development reviews concurrently (see issue # COM-11). Solar lot standards only apply to the creation of lots within subdivisions in the R-1 Low-Density Residential and R-2 Medium-Density Residential zones. Without concurrent review for subdivisions and planned unit developments, as is currently the process, the requirement in the planned unit development criteria is intended to ensure that the lot layout approved in the tentative PUD will be approvable under the tentative subdivision. While the solar lot standards do not apply directly to PUDs, having this criterion makes sense given the order of application processing, i.e., tentative planned unit development followed by tentative subdivision. If the recommendation to allow concurrent review of tentative planned unit developments and tentative subdivisions is implemented, then the need for this criterion under the planned unit development will no longer exist; therefore, removal is recommended if the concurrent review option is implemented. COM-11 (PUD/SUBDIVISION CONCURRENT REVIEW) Description : Planned unit developments are a two-step process (tentative, followed by final). When there is an associated land division (subdivision or partition) to create new lots, the tentative planned unit development must be finalized prior to submittal of the tentative partition or subdivision. (EC 9.8205 and 9.8505) Together this means three stages of review for many developments: tentative planned unit development review, followed by final planned unit development and tentative subdivision or partition plan review combined, and finally, review of the final subdivision or partition plan. Applies To : Partition, Planned Unit Development, Subdivision Existing Code Section(s): EC 9.8205, EC 9.8505 Existing Code Language : 9.8205 Applicability of Partition, Tentative Plan Applications . Requests to create 2 or 3 parcels shall be subject to the partition provisions of this land use code, following a Type II application procedure. A partition application that also involves a PUD request may not be submitted until a decision on the tentative PUD approval is final. (Refer to EC 9.8305 Applicability.) No November 26, 2018, Work Session – Item 2