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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Department Approval: <br />DPW <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: 01/26/04 <br />ITEM NO: 3.5 <br />Agenda Sectian: <br />CONSENT <br /> <br />Item Descriptian: <br /> <br />Amendment to text of Industrial Zoning Districts within City Code <br />Section 1007 (PF3529) (FIRST READING) <br /> <br />1.0 BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />1.1 The Planning Cammissian, Cauncil and staff have been campleting a systematic rewrite <br />of outdated partians af the City Code far three past three years. Attached is the draft of an <br />ordinance which wauld madify the Industrial Zaning District language and farmat. The <br />new farmat cansalidates the dimensianal requirements an ane page and alsO' consalidates <br />the land uses allawed in each district intO' ane standard chart, similar to' the work that was <br />dane earlier far the Residential Zaning Text. One afthe abviaus advantages is that it <br />reduces the repetitiveness afthe Industrial Zaning text by cansalidatian. In additian, it <br />allaws users to' view a camparisan af what ather industrial districts uses might be allowed <br />(ar prohibited). No significant changes have been made to' the dimensianal requirements <br />have been made. <br /> <br />1.2 This amendment, to' Sectians 1007.01 thraugh 1007.04, if passed, wauld eliminate <br />appraximately farty percent afthe duplicated text in this sectian afthe cade. For <br />example, uses such as lumber mills, hasiery, hat makers, and ink mixers are nO' langer <br />germane to' the industrial base Raseville has inherited. Many af the current uses can <br />simply be defined mare generally as light ar general manufacturing ar light or general <br />assembly, storage ar warehausing. <br /> <br />1.3 Staff has added the definitians for each zaning district sectian, providing a clearer <br />understanding afthe uses that shauld be allawed therein. After the Navember 5th meeting, <br />using the directian fram the Cammissian, staff has stricken many afthe repetitive uses <br />within the charts. <br /> <br />2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS: <br /> <br />On December 3,2003, the Planning Cammissian held a public hearing regarding the <br />prapased changes to' the City Cade pertaining to' industrial uses and regulatians. The <br />Cammissian recammended appraval afthe draft ardinance dated December 3,2003 and <br />attached. There were nO' additianal public camments. <br /> <br />1 <br />