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Planning Commission Meeting – Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Revisions – Work Session #2 – April 9, 2025 <br /> <br />2 <br />WORK SESSION TOPICS <br />At the first work session, the Planning Commission provided feedback on the City’s zoning districts, <br />district purpose statements, housing types, and lot and site standards for residential uses. The draft <br />zoning text for these topics is attached to this memo. <br /> <br />There are two broad topics and several sub-topics that will be discussed at the second work session: <br />• Nonresidential and Mixed Use Districts <br />o Lot and Site Standards (District Requirements) <br />o Principal and Accessory Use Tables (Land Use Charts) <br />• Development Standards <br />o Parking <br />o Signage <br />o Landscaping <br />o Exterior Storage (Commercial) <br />o Outdoor Lighting <br /> <br />Nonresidential and Mixed Use Districts <br /> <br />Lot and Site Standards <br />Currently, most lot and site standards are contained within one large District Requirements chart. The <br />first work session examined the standards for residential uses and recommended ways in which this <br />table could be simplified. HKGi has the following recommendations related to this section of code for <br />nonresidential and mixed use districts: <br /> <br />1. Both the Business Park (former B-4) and Gateway Business zoning districts distinguish between <br />“Mixed Use Project or Multiple Occupancy Center” and “Single Use Project or Free Standing <br />Building” uses. This is not a typical distinction in a district requirements chart and we are <br />struggling to understand the purpose. Our recommendation is to simplify these districts and <br />remove the callouts to these two types of development. <br /> <br />2. Given the simplification of number 1 above, we are recommending the minimum lot sizes for <br />the BP and GB districts be reduced. <br /> <br />Currently, the B-4 district requires 5 acres for mixed use / multiple occupancy buildings and 2 <br />acres for single use / free standing buildings. Of the nine properties in this district, none of <br />them meet the 5 acres minimum (even though most are multi-tenant buildings). Only five are <br />greater than 2 acres. Keeping the minimum lot sizes as they are currently stated makes each lot <br />nonconforming. <br /> <br />In the GB district, minimum lot sizes of 20 acres (mixed use / multiple occupancy buildings), 10 <br />acres (single use / free standing buildings), and 5 acres (other nonresidential uses) are required.