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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 7, 2014 Page 35 as the City Council may come to a decision if the PUD criteria was applied, it may as well be added to that particular zoning district, which he noted was the at- tempt in the 2010 zoning code update to accommodate variances that had already been experienced to-date. Mayor Roe spoke in support of providing a good bal- ance for the code to be flexible specifically with proposals for zoning changes and denial of the recent request on County Road B and how that code was interpreted. If there were ambiguities, Mayor Roe noted the need to address them; and en- couraged staff to bring text amendments forward that addressed those specific cases. Mayor Roe opined that residential PUD's may be a test case to use versus city-wide over all districts. Mr. Bilotta responded to Councilmember Willmus' LDR-2 concerns, noting that staff level discussions included ways to ensure the City Council was not placed in a similar situation in the future, whether LDR-2 worked or not, with indications that leaned toward a code change versus use of a PUD. Consensus of the City Council was to request staff to make their recommendation as to where and when a PUD made the most sense, and whether to limit to resi- dential districts or not. Mayor Roe sought consensus from the body as to their preference for review of a sketch plan and/or site plan review in other than PUD cases. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support, opining that it saved a lot of time, and if listed on a City Council agenda, served to alert the public that the issue was being heard and allow them to have a first view before the developer invested too much time and money in their project. From his development perspective, Councilmember Willmus opined that such a review may prove to be a useful tool, providing the developer with feedback be- fore becoming too entrenched in the application process. Mayor Roe stated that he had no objection to having staff look at making a rec- ommendation for site review process; and by consensus, the body concurred. Councilmember Laliberte commended staff for the good job in all their presenta- tions items tonight; opining that they were very clearly stated and opened up good discussion and providing clear direction in response. Mayor Roe thanked Ms. Peterson for her preparation of the RCA, opining that it was very well-written and well-researched. Mayor Roe wished Ms. Peterson well in her remaining work with the City and future endeavors. 15. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Trudgeon reviewed upcoming agenda items.