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8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Request to set a Public Hearing Regarding Zoning Amendments and Refer to the Planning Commission for Consideration.
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE: Feb. 12, 2024; April 8, 2024; April 29, 2024; May 9, 2024; May 20, 2024
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
On Oct. 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, and can be found at www.viennava.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4738/638379086972230000.
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.
Staff is bringing forward those items identified as simple corrections and "high priority" edits that did not require additional study. Staff has also identified additional items for Town Council consideration. These new items are relatively simple and reflect the staff's use of the document for the past nine months.
A series of attachments support this agenda item.
Attachments:
1. Staff memorandum
2. Table of Proposed Corrections
3. Table of Proposed Edits
4. Article 1 - Introduction to Chapter
5. Article 2 - Zones, Districts, and Dimensional Standards
6. Article 2 - Section 18-237 Windover Heights Historic Overlay (WH-O)
7. Article 3 -...
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