Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS (t) EC 9.4815 /WB Wetland Buffer Overlay Zone Siting Requirements. (u) An uncodified ordinance establishing a site specific S-H Historic Special Area Zone, a copy of which is maintained at the city’s planning and development department. The S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone is being established in the land use code as part of the implementation of the redevelopment vision. Approval of the zone change is dependent upon the approval of these code amendments. The proposed code amendments add S-DR siting requirements and renumber EC 9.8865(4)(j) through (v) accordingly, as included in Exhibit C Code Amendments. The proposed S-DR Zone (Exhibit B S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone) includes siting requirements, which require, in addition to the approval criteria of EC 9.8865, that the site to be rezoned must be included within the Downtown Riverfront area depicted on Figure 9.3135(1) of the proposed S-DR Zone. The siting requirements of the S-DR Zone under EC 9.3140 also state when a property is rezoned as part of the rezoning process, the City shall identify the plan sub-district designation applicable to the property, in accordance with EC 9.3135 plan sub-districts. The proposed S-DR Zone regulatory plan, as depicted on Figure 9.3135(1), includes two sub-districts; mixed-use and cultural landscape and open space. Regarding the removal of the /TD Overlay Zone from twelve (12) parcels and the retention of the /WR overlay zone on nine (9) parcels, there are no siting requirements related to the /TD Overlay Zone and the /WR Overlay Zone siting requirements only apply for the purposes of adding the overlay zone. Based on the above findings, the proposed zone change is consistent with the criterion. (5) In cases where the NR zone is applied based on EC 9.2510(3), the property owner shall enter into a contractual arrangement with the city to ensure the area is maintained as a natural resource area for a minimum of 50 years. The proposal does not involve the application of the /NR Zone. This criterion does not apply. Zone Change Conclusion Based on the above findings, the zone change is consistent with applicable criteria. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }