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City Codes and Ordinances Review Ranking <br />updated 8-8-19 <br />2017 <br />Summary <br />Age <br />Issues/Discussion <br />Total Points <br />Total votes <br />rank <br />1 <br />Special Events <br />2016 <br />Special Events. Review the standards for special events, specifically the number of times <br />27 <br />9 <br />3 <br />Structural Coverage <br />2016 <br />Structural Coverage. Review structural coverage calculations, what is included, what isn't <br />21 <br />8 <br />2 <br />Land uses <br />2016 <br />Uses. Review uses permissible and conditional in the Business districts, including care facilities. <br />21 <br />8 <br />The entire sign ordinance should be reviewed and revised to address content neutral signage and to <br />4 <br />Sign Ordinance <br />Pre 2013 <br />reflect market demands and city goals. Issues specific to special events, residential entrances, <br />19 <br />7 <br />temporary, election should be reviewed. <br />There are several areas with lots substantially below (1/2 acre or less) the minimum 2 acre lot <br />Small lots in older <br />zoning requirements; Either a new zoning district or a new district classification, i.e.: Crystal Bay, <br />5 <br />Pre 2013 <br />15 <br />6 <br />neighborhoods <br />Mtka Bluffs, Stubbs Bay Ne. Previous Councils suggested this to be reviewed as part of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Wetlands. The City's wetland setback requirements are greater than area communities and the <br />6 <br />Wetland Setbacks <br />2015 <br />watershed district. Perhaps the benefits are no longer valid. Further, there appears to be a conflict <br />15 <br />5 <br />between the septic code and the wetland setback. <br />7 <br />Escrow <br />2016 <br />Review the requirements for escrow deposits and agreements. <br />14 <br />6 <br />Review the Septic code, compare with State/ County requirements. Determine if the differences are <br />worth the added layer of review and permitting. Create an option whereby a landowner can obtain <br />approval for extending the every 3 year pumping requirement on a year -by -year basis where <br />8 <br />Septic Code <br />Pre 2014 <br />12 <br />6 <br />documentation is provided and a management plan agreement is entered into requiring verification <br />that septic tanks are not needing to be pumped yet, especially in the case of Big Island where the <br />transportation cost is exceedingly high. <br />The statute allows for certain subdivisions to be reviewed differently, skipping a planning commission <br />10 <br />Lot splits <br />2015 <br />process. could be reviewed and do not need to be, adding time, expense, and roadblocks unnecessarily. <br />12 <br />5 <br />Changes could save staff and applicant time. <br />9 <br />Hardcover <br />2016 <br />Review hard cover exclusions including roads and trails for public's benefit. <br />12 <br />5 <br />Comp Plan text/map <br />The Comp plan notes certain density ranges. The future Comprehensive Plan should be clear as to <br />11 <br />amendments re: densities in <br />Pre 2013 <br />12 <br />4 <br />the goal of certain districts in terms of density and development patterns. <br />certain districts <br />Site Plan. Should all site plans be reviewed as part of a public hearing? Adds unnecessary time and <br />12 <br />Site Plan review <br />2016 <br />10 <br />4 <br />expense to uses that are permitted. <br />13 <br />Sketch Plan <br />2016 <br />Review the procedure for sketch plans. Should these include public hearings? <br />10 <br />4 <br />There is concern that certain large lakeshore estate properties might be acquired by other agencies <br />Estate transformation to event <br />14 <br />Pre 2013 <br />to use for high-intensity park -related or event -center uses incompatible with our residential zoning <br />9 <br />5 <br />center <br />and/or competing with existing facilities. <br />Sex Offender <br />Review location restrictions to Level III sex offender residences <br />17-3897; Tabled indefinitely <br />17-3896; Approved 3/13/17 <br />18-000059, Approved <br />17-3925; Approved 6-26-17 <br />17-3923; Approved 5-22-17 <br />17-3921; Approved 4-10-17 <br />18-000064, Approved <br />17-3923; Approved 4-10-17 <br />17-3920; Approved 4-10-17 <br />17-3891; Approved 1-9-17 <br />