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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 11, 2021 <br />TO: Mayor Walsh, City Council <br />FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP, Community Development Director <br />RE: Text Amendment Priorities <br /> <br /> <br />Last December, the City Council requested an update on pending text amendments. In an <br />ongoing process, the Council, the Code Review Committee, Staff, and the City Attorney identify <br />a number of ordinance amendments and seeks Council input on priorities. <br /> <br />Text Amendments identified to date are summarized on the attached worksheet. Staff has also <br />attempted to summarize the expected complexity on a scale of 1-3, three being the most <br />complex. <br /> <br />Staff prioritizes amendments based on several factors, including: <br /> <br />1. Council/ Commission priorities. <br />2. Workload for the expected duration of the amendment process. <br />3. Seasonal influences (e.g. Try to get lake related issues resolved before the boating <br />season). <br />4. Complexity. Complex ordinances may take several months of background work before <br />they hit the PC/ open meeting schedule. <br /> <br /> <br />The council had directed staff to initiate text amendments where staff observes deficiencies in <br />our ordinances, when our ordinances are unnecessarily difficult, or when the ordinance does not <br />further the goals of the Council. Staff is to seek authorization from the Council before <br />expending resources. As necessary, staff will seek initial discussion with the Council in a <br />worksession, prior to completing the public portion of the text amendment process, including, <br />where applicable, planning commission review. <br /> <br />Amendments initiated by the public, or the Planning Commission are processed immediately. <br /> <br />If the Council would like to change these processes, please advise. <br /> <br /> <br />