CITY COUNCIL FIRST READING JULY 24, 2018 CODE UPDATES ORDINANCE - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY COUNCIL FIRST READING JULY 24, 2018

CODE UPDATES  ORDINANCE 257 • Repeal existing zoning and subdivision ordinances • Create new zoning, subdivision, and environmental appendices • Zoning map  ORDINANCE 458: ADULT BUSINESSES  ORDINANCE 459: BED & BREAKFASTS  ORDINANCE 460: CELL PHONE TOWERS

ZONING UPDATE PROCESS  INTERVIEWS • August-September 2017  KICKOFF MEETING • October 26, 2017  COMMUNITY MEETING • January 23, 2018  HENRY COUNTY ZONING ADVISORY BOARD • July 12, 2018

ZONING UPDATE PROCESS  PUBLIC HEARING • July 19, 2018 • Approx. 50 attendees • 80%+ opposed to rezoning on south side of Hwy. 20 • Positive comments on zoning update • “Act of God” provision added to draft code

ZONING MAP UPDATE  NO REZONINGS INITIALLY PLANNED R-2 (Single-Family Residential)  CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS  NOTIFICATION PROCESS RD (Residential Duplex)

ZONING MAP UPDATE  ZONING MUST CORRESPOND TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN  REZONINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN UNDER CURRENT PLANS  REZONINGS THAT WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL PLANS ARE UPDATED

ZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20 EXISTING ZONING R-1 (Single- RM (Residential Multifamily) Family M-1 (Light Residential) Manufacturing)

ZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20  20.5 ACRES ZONED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL • Self-service storage • Lumber yard • Warehouse • Heavy equipment sales/service • Machine shop  14.5 ACRES ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL  6.5 ACRES ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

ZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20  20.5 ACRES ZONED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL • Self-service storage • Lumber yard • Warehouse • Heavy equipment sales/service • Machine shop  14.5 ACRES ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL  6.5 ACRES ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

PLANS VS. ZONING PLAN ESTABLISHES ZONING MAKES SURE A VISION DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS THE VISION

REZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20 2007 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Commercial Commercial

ZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20 2011 LCI PLAN Multifamily Residential Neighborhood Mixed Use ADOPTED BY HAMPTON CITY COUNCIL MARCH 1, 2011

ZONING: SOUTH SIDE OF HWY. 20 PROPOSED REZONING MU (Mixed Use)

MU MIXED USE  INTENDED FOR NEW MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS BEYOND DOWNTOWN  ALLOWS A VARIETY OF BUILDING TYPES AND USES  MIX OF USES REQUIRED • At least 25% residential or non-residential  PUBLIC SPACE REQUIRED  MAXIMUM 8 RESIDENTIAL UNITS/ACRE

ZONING TEXT UPDATES

UPDATES SINCE WORK SESSION  REDUCED FRONT-FACING GARAGE SETBACK TO 5 FEET  CREATED GRADUATED MINIMUM HOUSE SIZES  REQUIRED AMENITIES IN SUBDIVISIONS  INCREASED MAXIMUM TOWNHOUSE HEIGHT

UPDATES SINCE WORK SESSION  REDUCED MAXIMUM SIGN AREA DOWNTOWN  MAINTAINED MAXIMUM OF 8 UNITS/ACRE FOR MULTIFAMILY & TOWNHOUSES  MAINTAINED PD AS LEGACY DISTRICT  OTHER MINOR CHANGES  OTHER OUTSTANDING ISSUES FROM WRITTEN COUNCIL COMMENTS?

OTHER CODE UPDATES

SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES  COMPLETE UPDATE OF REGULATIONS  CONSISTENT WITH RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS  MUST BE ALLOWED SOMEWHERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS  ALLOWED ONLY IN C-3 OR M-1  MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST 250 FEET FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT  MUST BE SPACED 500 FEET APART  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED

BED & BREAKFAST REGULATIONS  UPDATED DEFINITION  REMOVED OVERLAP OF DEFINITION WITH OTHER LODING USES  REMOVED CONFLICTING PARKING REQUIREMENTS

BUILDING REGULATIONS  MOVE RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM ZONING CHAPTER TO BUILDING CHAPTER • Building permits • Certificate of occupancy  REMOVE DUPLICATE CHAPTER ON CELL PHONE TOWERS

CITY COUNCIL NEXT STEPS  AUGUST 14 • Adoption of ordinance updates (to be effective immediately) • Adoption of initial zoning map updates  SEPTEMBER • First reading of additional zoning map updates • First reading of Comprehensive Plan updates  OCTOBER • Final adoption of final zoning map • Final adoption of Comprehensive Plan

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