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MEMORANDUM
The Honorable City Council
Jaime Aguilera, Director of Community Development
Paul Porter, Senior Planner
September 28, 1993 (CC meeting of October 6, 1993)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER NEMO FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING
HILLSIDE ORDINANCE PRIORITY AND INSTRUCT STAFF
APPROPRIATELY
Background
At the Planning Commission meeting of September 20, 1993, the
Planning Commission recommended that the City Council direct staff
to draft a Hillside Ordinance and that the drafting of this
ordinance be given a high priority.
The Planning Commission believes that adoption of a Hillside
Ordinance should be completed prior to any specific plans
entitlements reaching the Planning Commission for review. The
concern on the part of the Planning Commission is that at the
present time the City does not have the proper tools at its
disposal in order to critique projects which propose to severely
grade the City's hillside areas and that without an ordinance in
place, the City may provide differential treatment to individual
developments due to a lack of standard requirements.
Discussion
This matter was discussed by the Community Development Committee at
their meeting on September 19, 1993. The Committee recommended
that this matter be placed on the Council Agenda and that the
Council direct staff to write a draft Hillside Ordinance which
would be reviewed by the Community Development Committee prior to
it being reviewed by the City Council and the Planning Commission.
The Community Development Committee recognizes that much work has
been done in the past. Ordinances from other cities have been
collected and meetings of the Planning Commission and City Council
have provided comments. The Community Development Committee also
understands that staff is familiar with the concept and with the
various alternatives. It is the Committee's view that allowing
staff to formulate a set of regulations, then having the Community
Development Committee and the City Council critique the product is
the most expeditious and effective way in which to proceed. It is
also expected that the City Engineer will provide input at various
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Recommendations:
1. That staff be directed to draft a Hillside Ordinance as a top
priority.
2. That the process utilized to review the proposed ordinance be
as follows:
a. That the Community Development Committee review the
ordinance as prepared by staff.
b. That the City Council review the ordinance as an action
discussion item and subsequently instruct the Planning
Commission to hold a public hearing to review the
ordinance.
C. That the Planning Commission hold a public hearing to
review the ordinance and make appropriate recommendations
to the City Council.
d. That the City Council hold a public hearing to review the
ordinance prior to adoption.
3. That staff notify all specific plan applicants and other
developers who have exhibited an interest in developing the
hillside areas be notified that the proposed ordinance may
affect their project or property.
Attachment: Memorandum from the Planning Commission to the City
Council dated September 20, 1993.
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