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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 25, 2011 Page 27 Mr. Miller advised that he would provide all due diligence for his portion of the documents. Mayor Roe asked for sufficient time in the August 8, 2011 agenda for discussion among Councilmembers and Department Heads, as well as for public comment. Councilmember Johnson respectfully requested that budget discussions not con- tinue at the end of agendas; expressing his preference for discussing budget items when he was fresher. Mayor Roe concurred; and asked that the documents be placed on the web, with a designated budget-dedicated page for easy access by the public. Mayor Roe also asked that staff provide as much public notice through various media sources as possible of the August 8, 2011 meeting to receive public comment on the budget. b. Discuss Draft Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon provided an update based on direction from the City Council at their May 23, 2011 meeting; with those revi- sions detailed in the RCA dated July 25, 2011. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the re- visions had been drafted in ordinance format for City Council review, with the main issue from that previous meeting addressed in Section 2.3 of page 1 of the RCA. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the ordinance was scheduled for a Public Hearing at the August 3, 2011 Planning Commission meeting. Councilmember Willmus noted that, when he first brought his concerns forward, it was not his intent and he wouldn't have a problem allowing ADU's in LDR-1 Districts regardless of lot size; and overall supported this direction. Councilmember McGehee expressed concern with identifying ADU's, with Mr. Trudgeon advising that `B" indicated detached, with "A" indicating attached units, that should serve to facilitate emergency response needs. Councilmember McGehee expressed further concern regarding the limited setbacks and potential clearance of snow form one property to a neighboring property; as well as height issues for rear yards when an additional story could be added that may impact a neighboring property. Mayor Roe concurred that rear and side yard setbacks needed further review by staff. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that the addresses would simply be "XXXX-A" or "XXXX-B) for postal service and emergency response clarity. Mayor Roe sug- gested ordinance language be clarified accordingly.