File #: 25-4845    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/10/2025 In control: Town Council Meeting
On agenda: 1/27/2025 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 18 - Zoning and Subdivision
Attachments: 1. 01 - Staff Memo - Corrections and Edits of Zoning and Subdivision Ord - Jan 27 2025, 2. 02 - Table of Corrections Proposed_1-27-2025, 3. 03 - Table of Edits Proposed_1-27-2025_A, 4. 04 - Article 1 - Introduction to Chapter, 5. 05 - Article 2 - Zones, Districts, and Dimensional Standards_Rev for 1-27-2025, 6. 06 - Article 2 - Section 18-237 Windover Heights Historic Overlay (WH-O)_Rev for 1-27-2025, 7. 07 - Article 3 - Uses And Use Standards, 8. 08 - Article 4A - Development Standards – Single-Unit, 9. 09 - Article 4A - Section 18-407 Swimming Pools and Outdoor Hot Tubs, 10. 10 - Article 4A - Section 18-410 Fences_Rev for 1-27-2025, 11. 11 - Article 4B - Development Standards – Multi-Family Residential Uses, 12. 12 - Article 5A - Development Standards - Commercial Industrial Mixed Use, 13. 13 - Article 5B - Development Standards – Public, Institutional, and Community Uses, 14. 14 - Article 8 - Administration, Procedures, And Enforcement, 15. 15 - Article 9 - Definitions - New Section 18-903 Uses and Use Terms_Rev for 1-27-2025, 16. 16 - Planning Commission Recommendation, 17. 17 - Regulatory Requirements Form - Zoning Edits and Corrections 1-27-25
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Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 18 - Zoning and Subdivision
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE:
February 12, 2024; April 8, 2024; April 29, 2024; May 9, 2024; May 20, 2024; October 7, 2024

EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
On October 23, 2023, as a conclusion to the project Code Create Vienna, the Town Council approved updated Zoning and Subdivision regulations, which were adopted as a new Chapter 18 of the Town Code. The new code became effective on Jan. 1, 2024.

During the code update process, certain topics were identified as "pinned" items that, for various reasons, would need to be addressed after the updated Chapter 18 was adopted. The Town Council and staff also discussed that the zoning and subdivision ordinance is a dynamic document, subject to regular reviews and updates.

In January 2024, the Town Council set four priorities for calendar year 2024. Among those priorities were follow-up amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. For that reason, staff met with the Town Council over several sessions from February through May 2024 to review the "pinned" items and receive guidance on them, including the priority of addressing the proposed edits.

On October 7, 2024, the Town Council reviewed a list that represented the Town Council's identified highest priorities, but also some additional proposed changes that staff identified from the first nine months using the updated code. The proposed changes are separated into two tables - Proposed Corrections and Proposed Edits.

At the same time, staff is pursuing some of the longer-term policy questions identified by the Town Council (including lighting and parking), and will bring discussions of these items to future agendas.

A series of attachments support this agenda item. Attachment 1 provides the staff memorandum, which includes a guide to the other attachments. Attachments 2 and 3 provide a summary of the proposed changes. Attachments 4 through 15 show eac...

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