ah council meeting 03.14.16 - agenda item #12 commercial code committee
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Commercial CodeCommittee
Presented By: Jason LutzCommunity Development Services Director
City Council MeetingAgenda Item # 12March 14, 2016
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SUMMARY The City of Alamo Heights is seeking to
modify its ad-hoc committee to reviewand revise the sections of the City’szoning code as they relate tocommercial and multi-familydistricts/developments.
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BACKGROUND
Staff has been working with volunteersfrom the Architectural Review Board,the Board of Adjustment, and thePlanning & Zoning Commission inorder to form a nine (9) membercommittee.
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BACKGROUND
The committee consisted of seven (7)regular members and two (2) alternatemembers appointed by the CityCouncil.
However, due to changes in the statusof some of the committee members,the ad-hoc committee membershipmust be adjusted.
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BACKGROUND
Specifically several of the CommercialCode Committee members have movedto different boards (ARB to P&Z),which has caused the committee tohave a possible quorum of P&Zmembers on the committee.
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POLICY ANALYSIS The committee shall select a Chairman of
the committee from among its members. A quorum of the committee shall be four
members. The committee will adhere to the Open
Meetings Act. The new Commercial Code Committee
shall consist of the following members.
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POLICY ANALYSIS P&Z Members Bill Kiel John Grable Tiffany Robinson Long Richard Garison Al Honigblum Jeff Sheick (Alternate)
ARB Members – Mike McGlone Citizen Volunteers – Jim Taylor
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COMMITTEE GOALS Base updates on the goals of the City’s
Comprehensive Plan
Parking Standards
Land Use Regulations
Commercial Design Standards
Development Review Policy/Standards
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MEETING SCHEDULE Bi-monthly meetings
1-1.5 hours at 8:00 a.m. on Fridays of theweek City Council Meetings are held
Location
City Hall (Council Conference Room)
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FISCAL IMPACT A fiscal impact of $600.00 will be
required of the current budget.
This cost estimate is based on aproposed bi-monthly meeting schedulefor a six (6) month timeframe in whichmeals for the committee would beprovided.
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QUESTIONS?