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Page 2 <br />Effect of Law Changes <br />4. <br />The net result of this will be to discourage variance <br />applications - which is good. But it also means that <br />we should review and revise our ordinances where possible <br />to either: <br />a) relax restrictions to allow those types of developments <br />which have typically been approved; or <br />b) tighten restrictions to further discourage development <br />where it really isn't desired. <br />Conditional Uses. I concur that we need to change our <br />ordinances according to these new requirements. <br />The language that requires special criteria or standards <br />for each conc’itional use is very good. We have some <br />but need more clarification in most cases. <br />The requirement for a public hearing is new. This will <br />slightly increase cost and cause a short delay for <br />publication. <br />The duracion clause is good since it does limit vested <br />rights to the changing needs of future Councils. <br />As with variances, the need for resolutions in all cases <br />is a new demand for staff time and expense, although we <br />do mere of this with conditional use permits now than we <br />do with variances. Again, a fee increase is recommended. <br />n