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: Significant Issues Page 38 of 59 COS-09 (CONDITIONAL U SE R EQUIREMENT) Description : The clear and objective conditional use approval criteria largely cross-reference other standards already applicable to development —in other words, standards that would already be applied at time of building permit. There are only limited provisions for traditional consideration of the compatibility of the proposed conditional use and surrounding properties. Conditional use permits for housing are rare as they are only required for limited types of housing (assisted care, boarding and rooming houses, campus living organizations, and single room occupancy (SRO)). Applies To : Conditional Use Existing Code Section(s): 9.8100 Existing Code Language : 9.8100 Conditional Use Permit Approval Criteria- Needed Housing. The hearings official shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the conditional use permit application . Unless the applicant elects to use the general criteria contained in EC 9.8090 Conditional Use Permit Approval Criteria - General, where the applicant proposes needed housing, as defined by the State statutes, the hearings official shall approve or approve with conditions a conditional use based on compliance with the following criteria: (1) The applicant has demonstrated that the proposed housing is needed housing as defined by State statutes. (2) If applicable, the proposal complies with the standards contained in EC 9.5500 Multiple- Family Standards. (3) For areas not included on the city’s acknowledged Goal 5 inventory, the proposal will preserve existing natural resources by compliance with all of the following: (a) The proposal complies with EC 9.6880 to EC 9.6885 Tree Preservation and Removal Standards. (b) Natural resource areas designated on the comprehensive plan diagram as “Natural Resource” are protected . Protection shall include the area of the resource and a minimum 50 foot buffer around the perimeter of the natural resource area. (4) The proposal complies with all applicable standards, including, but not limited to: (a) EC 9.6706 Development in Flood Plains through EC 9.6709 Special Flood Hazard Areas - Standards. (b) EC 9.6710(6) Geological and Geotechnical Analysis. (c) EC 9.6730 Pedestrian Circulation On-Site. (d) EC 9.6735 Public Access Required. (e) EC 9.6750 Special Setback Standards. (f) EC 9.6775 Underground Utilities. (g) EC 9.6780 Vision Clearance Area. (h) EC 9.6791 through 9.6797 regarding stormwater flood control, quality, flow control for headwaters area, oil control, source control, easements, and operation and maintenance. (i) An approved adjustment to a standard pursuant to the provisions beginning at EC 9.8015 of this land use code constitutes compliance with the standard. (5) Public improvements as required by this land use code or as a condition of tentative plan approval have been completed, or: (a) A performance bond or suitable substitute as agreed upon by the city has been filed November 26, 2018, Work Session – Item 2