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City Council Summary Memo — Work Session #3 — Zoning Ordinance Update —August 11, 2025 • Variances • Site plan review The bulk of the discussion during this portion of the work session was around PUDs and what standards the City should use to evaluate if the flexibility being requested by the developer should be granted. HKGi recommends developing a list of the public benefits the City would desire when considering relaxing certain standards. This would help developers understand what elements they might propose as part of their application, and would provide a benchmark for the City when reviewing the proposal. Examples of the sorts of public benefits desired by other local communities are attached. Finally, there was discussion around PUD amendments and if some more minor changes could be approved administratively or through a simplified process that did not require a full public hearing. The Planning Commission supported streamlining the amendment process where possible, and encouraged HKGi and staff to work with the City Attorney to explore options. OTHER UPDATES In May and June, the City Council conducted a deep dive in the materials reviewed by the Planning Commission during their first two work sessions. This process generated a number of questions and some requests for explanation. In an effort to address as many of these questions as possible in advance of the City Council meeting — and to be able to spend time at the meeting on those topics that require more discussion — the following information is provided. Lot and Site Standards: Height —The City Council requested that the height of structures be limited to a maximum of 35 feet unless additional height were to be approved through a CUP or PUD process. This change has been made. Council Members should be aware that it does reduce the height currently allowed in two zoning districts B-2 (50 feet) and I -FLEX (45 feet). Use Tables: Housing Types — In reviewing the use table, the City Council had a number of questions around the various housing types that were referenced. Below is a draft of the definitions of the housing types that are proposed to be included in the updated code: Dwelling. A building, or portion thereof, designated or used predominately for residential occupancy, including housing types such as single -unit detached, manufactured home, two -unit (duplex), twinhome, multi -unit, town home/rowhouse, live -work, and dwelling units in a mixed -use building. A dwelling use excludes occupancy in tents, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, hotels, motels, and boarding or rooming houses. Dwelling, cottage courtyard development. A cluster of multiple, individual detached dwelling units arranged around a shared courtyard or open space that is typically perpendicular to the street and where the shared courtyard takes the place of individual rear yards. IF