dan s. said...
I've just read through the materials mailed to the Planning Commissioners in preparation for their work session this Wednesday, January 17. At this work session they will discuss both of the controversial zoning ordinances that were tabled late last year. Here's a very brief summary:
Sensitive Area Overlay Zone: Looks like the administration is sticking to its guns on this one, still asking the PC to approve essentially the same revision to the ordinance that we saw last November. The revision would remove the prohibition on building on slopes steeper than 30%, remove all reference to the value of protecting native plants, wildlife habitat, and scenery, and insert a couple of additional loopholes big enough to drive 400 luxury homes through.
Mixed Use Zone: It's not clear at all what's happening here. The new report from staff to the PC is a very general document about various approaches to mixed use ordinances, discussing the advantages and disadvantages. A copy of the PowerPoint slides from last December's PC meeting is also attached, but otherwise there seems to be no reference to the "Ellison ordinance" (which is really a resort development ordinance disguised as a mixed use ordinance). So I can't tell whether the administration will try to push the Ellison ordinance through at this time, or start over and write something that could be used for the River Project, or somehow try to modify the Ellison ordinance to accomplish both purposes, or try to get two separate ordinances passed, or some other variation. One distinct possibility is that the administration is as confused as I am.
January 13, 2007 10:30 PM
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