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4.0B ACKGROUND 14 Since October 2012, the Planning Division has been working with the City Council on 15 the Twin Lakes Re-Envisioning process and specifically on the potential of re-guiding 16 and rezoning areas within Twin Lakes and on modifications to the Zoning Code 17 pertaining to the types of uses allowed in the Community Mixed-Use (CMU) district. 18 Most recently the Planning Division and City Council have focused on keeping the CMU 19 district intact rather than splitting it into separate areas/districts. This approach will 20 broaden or expand the types of uses allowed in the district to address pre-existing non- 21 conformity concerns, be more receptive to market trends, and support greater flexibility 22 when redevelopment opportunities are pursued. The proposal also looked into slight 23 modifications within other Districts to clarify a few uses. 24 HA IGHLIGHTS OF MENDMENTS 25 The following items may be somewhat complicated to understand and/or to decipher 26 exactly what is different from existing to proposed or new. For that reason and because 27 this begins the formal process and discussions regarding changes to the thoughts and 28 ideas surrounding redevelopment in Twin Lakes, the City Planner has elected to list and 29 provide some general understanding of the specific items that are new or different. 30 Office change 31 Retail change 32 Limited production/processing 33 Limited warehousing/distribution 34 Food truck 35 Restaurant definitions 36 EAW requirement 37 Regarding office changes, the proposal seeks to broaden the types of office uses as well 38 as the districts they are allowed, since not all office uses are the same. 39 Regarding retail, the proposed change seeks to create a split between retail buildings 40 under 40,000 and retail buildings over 40,000 sq. ft.; further changes include retail 41 buildings 300 feet or less form a City park or low density residential requiring a 42 Conditional Use where all other sites and sized buildings are permitted. 43 Another proposed change is to include limited production and processing and limited 44 warehousing and distribution as a permitted use, much like in the Regional Business 2 45 District. This will legalize some non-conforming uses and also allow development of 46 new light industrial uses in these categories. 47 A new proposed addition to the table is that of a food truck, which is a use we have 48 supported, but which use is not identified anywhere in the Code. The proposal seeks to 49 allow a food truck as a permitted use with standards. The Planning Commission 50 recommended approval with food truck as a permitted use, but deferred discussion on 51 standards to a later date. 52 PROJ0026_RCA_TextAmdts_070714 Page 2 of 12