Item 5: Public Hearing on Ordinance Establishing Chambers Special Area Zone

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Code Amendment 9.8065 Code Amendment Aooroval Criteria. If the city council elects to act, it may, by ordinance, adopt an amendment to this land use code that: (1) Is consistent with applicable statewide planning goals as adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Goal] - Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. The City has acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement which insure the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process and set out requirements for such involvement. The action taken did not amend the citizen involvement program. The process for adopting these amendments complied with Goal 1 since it complied with, and surpassed the requirements of, the citizen involvement provisions. Specifically, the following actions were taken to insure adequate citizen participation in the project: · Pro;ect Notification: Staff provided notification of the project to both the Jefferson Westside and Far West neighborhood organizations through newsletter articles prior to the project's commencement. This was followed by a project-specific newsletter to all property owners, residents and tenants within the Chambers Study area announcing the project and the first project meeting. The notices were mailed to more than 1700 addresses within the study area as well as to several hundred other interested parties who live outside of the study area but who requested notification. . Pro;ect Newsletters Following the initial newsletter mailing, project newsletters were mailed to all 1700 addresses in the study area prior to the October and November general meetings. After the November meeting, newsletters were mailed only to those who had attended previous meetings and others who had requested that their names be placed on the project notification list. . BackJ!round Information. Maps and Pro;ect Information. All background maps produced for the 1998 Existing Conditions Report were updated to show current conditions for each factor mapped. All tables and text in the report were evaluated for currency and were updated where necessary. The full Existing Conditions Report and a Summary of the full report were made available to the public prior to the first meeting. . Bicvcle Tour. On October 19, just before conducting the Neighborhood Design Preferences Survey, staff and consultants joined about 20 area residents for a bike tour of the neighborhood. We began by following the tour map but responded to participants suggestions to view other buildings that were not on the tour route. . NeiJ!hborhood Meetings. Five general neighborhood meetings were held; one each in September, October and November and two in April. Meeting attendance grew from about 20 to nearly 50 participants by November and remained fairly constant throughout the remainder of the project. The September neighborhood meeting was held to explain the project, field questions and stimulate discussion; the October and November meetings were dedicated to conducting and translating the Neighborhood Design Preferences Exhibit A - 9