Title
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 55, Section 5:110 to Allow Certain Zoning Petitions to be Waived from Citizens Participation Requirements (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 9 Yeas and 0 Nay) (Ordinance No. ORD-09-04)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is an amendment to the Citizens Participation Ordinance to enable the Planning and Development Services Manager to waive the citizen participation notification requirements when rezoning land to PL (Public Land District) and for single-family residential annexation and zoning petitions of less than 2 acres. There is currently no waiver ability for any type of petition covered by the citizen participation ordinance for any reason. Staff suggests waivers for these two specific types of petitions, and these only, because there would be no added benefit from the heightened level of participation called for by the ordinance in these cases. Petitions to rezone land to PL typically come as the culmination of other public processes that themselves involve significant public participation. Individual property owners, rather than commercial developers, generally initiate annexation and zoning petitions and most often do not seek to further develop their properties. Notification would be a significant burden for these petitioners. These recommendations are supported by the Planning Commission.
Staff
Prepared by: Steve Bartha, Management Assistant
Reviewed by: Mark Lloyd, Planning and Development Services Manager
Jayne Miller, Community Services Administrator
Approved by: Roger W. Fraser, City Administrator
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ORDINANCE NO. ORD-09-04
First Reading : February 2, 2009
Public Hearing : March 2, 2009
Approved: March 2, 2009
Published: March 8, 2009
Effective: March 18, 2009
ZONING
(ALLOW CERTAIN ZONING PETITIONS TO BE WAIVED FROM CITIZENS PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 5:110 OF CHAPTER 55 OF TITLE V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARB...
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