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County Council Review
Zoning map (DMA G-956)
- July 15, 2014
Video | Analyst Packet
Zoning ordinance (ZTA 13-04)
- March 5, 2014 Final vote on ZTA 13-04 (Zoning Code)
Video | Analyst Packet
- January 15, 2014 Worksession
Video | Analyst Packet - January 14, 2014 Worksession
Video | Analyst Packet | Françoise Carrier's powerpoint presentation - Nov. 14, 2013 Public Hearing
Video
- Nov. 12, 2013 Public Hearing
Video |Analyst Packet
- June 11, 2013 Public Hearing
Video
PHED Committee Review
Draft zoning map (DMA G-956)
- July 10, 2014 District Map Amendment (DMA) Worksession 3
Video| Committee Packet
- July 3, 2014 District Map Amendment (DMA) Worksession 2
Video| Committee Packet
- June 9, 2014 District Map Amendment (DMA) Worksession 1
Video |Powerpoint | Committee Packet
Text of draft zoning ordinance (ZTA 13-04)
- Dec. 9, 2013 Worksession 13: Issues Raised in November Council Public Hearing, continued
Video | Committee Packet - Dec. 2, 2013 Worksession 12: Issues Raised in November Council Public Hearing
Video | Committee Packet - Sept. 27, 2013 Worksession 11: Wrap-up
Video | Committee Packet| Planning Department Response to Councilmember Elrich's Powerpoint - Sept. 20, 2013 Worksession 10: Wrap-up, including any outstanding implementation issues
Video | Committee Packet - Sept. 17, 2013 Worksession 9: Issues Requested for Review
Video | Committee Packet - Sept. 13, 2013 Worksession 8: Administration and Procedures
Video | Committee Packet - July 30, 2013 Worksession 7: Parking, Signs and General Development Requirements
Video | Committee Packet - July 19, 2013 Worksession 6: Floating Zones
Video | Committee Packet - July 12, 2013 Worksession 5: Overlay Zones
Video | Committee Packet - July 2, 2013 Worksession 4: Employment Zones
Video | Committee Packet - June 28, 2013 Worksession 3: CR Zones
Video | Committee Packet - June 21, 2013 Worksession 2: Rural Residential and Residential Zones
Video | Committee Packet - June 14, 2013 Worksession 1: Overview-Implementation- Agricultural Zone
Video | Committee Packet - April 5, 2013 Project Briefing
Video | Powerpoint
Planning Board Review
- May 23, 2013 Worksession: ZTA 13-04 and DMA G-956
Video | Powerpoint - May 2, 2013 Worksession: Remaining Issues
Video | Powerpoint - April 29, 2013 Worksession: Mixed-use Zone Implementation (continued) & Remaining Issues
Video | Powerpoint 1| Powerpoint 2 - April 25, 2013 Worksession: Commercial Zone Implementation (continued) & Mixed-use Zone Implementation
Video | Powerpoint 1| Powerpoint 2 - April 23, 2013 Public Session & Worksession: Commercial Zone Implementation (continued)
Video | Powerpoint - April 18, 2013 Worksession: Commercial Zone Implementation (continued)
Video | Powerpoint - April 17, 2013 Worksession: Industrial Zone Implementation (continued) & Commercial Zone Implementation
Video | Powerpoint 1| Powerpoint 2 - April 11, 2013 Worksession: Industrial Zone Implementation
Video | Powerpoint - April 4, 2013 Worksession: Residential and Industrial Zone Implementation
Video | Powerpoint - March 12, 2013: Worksession: Agricultural and Residential Zone Implementation
Video | Powerpoint - March 7, 2013: Public Session: Zone Implementation
- Feb. 28, 2013 Worksession: Definitions & Agricultural Issues
- Feb. 21, 2013 Worksession: Definitions
- Feb. 14, 2013 Worksession: Remaining Issues & Introduction and Definitions
- Feb. 7, 2013 Worksession: Remaining Issues & Introduction and Definitions
- Jan. 10, 2013 Worksession: Remaining Issues
- Jan. 7, 2013 Worksession: Administration and Procedures, Introduction, Definitions & Remaining Issues
- Dec. 20, 2012 Worksession: Administration and Procedures & General Development Regulations
- Dec. 19, 2012 Worksession: Administration and Procedures & General Development Regulations
- Dec. 14, 2012 Worksession: Administration and Procedures
- Dec. 13, 2012 Public Session: Administration and Procedures
- Dec. 10, 2012 Worksession: General Development Regulations
- Dec. 6, 2012 Public Session: General Development Regulations
- Dec. 3, 2012 Worksession: Overlay and Floating zones
- Nov. 29, 2012 Worksession: Overlay and Floating zones
- Nov. 28, 2012 Worksession: Industrial Zones & Public Session: Overlay and Floating Zones
- Nov. 15, 2012 Worksession: Residential and Industrial zones
- Nov. 13, 2012 Worksession: Residential zones
- Nov. 8, 2012 Worksession: C/R and Employment zones
- Nov. 1, 2012 Worksession: Agricultural and Rural Residential zones; C/R and Employment zones
- Oct. 25, 2012 Worksession: Agricultural and Rural Residential zones
- Oct. 18, 2012 Worksession: Agricultural and Rural Residential zones
- Oct. 15, 2012 Worksession: Agricultural and Rural Residential zones
- Oct. 11, 2012 Worksession: C/R and Employment zones
- Oct. 4, 2012 Public Session: Agricultural, Rural Residential, Residential and Industrial zones
- Oct. 1, 2012 Worksession: C/R and Employment zones
- Sept. 27, 2012 Worksession: C/R and Employment zones
- Sept. 20, 2012 Public Session: C/R and Employment zones
- Sept 13, 2012 Worksession: Intro, Format, Organization
- Sept 10, 2012 Worksession: Intro, Format, Organization
Planning Board Staff Reports
- Overview of Zoning Text Amendment 13-04 and District Map Amendment G-956
- Implementation
- Attachment 1: Existing Zoning by Acreage and Percentage
- Attachment 2: Comparison Fact Sheets of Agricultural, Rural Residential and Detached Residential Zones
- Attachment 3: Parking Requirements Comparison Table
- Attachment 4: Standard Method Site Plan Requirement Table
- Introduction to the Code & Definition
- Administration & Procedures
- General Development Regulations
- Floating and Overlay Zones
- Agricultural, Rural, Residential and Industrial Zones
- C/R and Employment Zones
- Introduction, Format, Organization of Document
Project Timeline
Phase 1: Approach & Outline |
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Phase 2: Code Drafting |
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Phase 3: Public Review & Implementation |
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| Fall 2008 – Spring 2010 | Summer 2010 – Summer 2012 | Fall 2012- Fall 2014 | |||||
| 9/2008 | Stakeholder sessions Planner analysis |
10/2010 | Districts (Agricultural & Residential) | 9/2012 | Planning Board Review with staff and public | ||
| 1/2009 | Zoning Discovery & Technical Appendix | 12/2010 | Uses (Agricultural & Residential) | 5/2013 | Transmit Planning Board Draft to County Council | ||
| 3/2009 | Appoint Zoning Advisory Panel | 11/2011 | Districts and Uses (All Zones) | 5/2013 | Council PHED committee review | ||
| 7/2009 | Hire Consultant: Code Studio | 1/2012 | General Development Standards | 1/2014 | Full Council Review | ||
| 9/2009 | Launch Web site | 3/2012 | Administration & Procedures | 3/2014 | Council Approves ZTA 13-04 (Zoning Code) |
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| 1/2010 | Approach & Annotated Outline | 7/2012 | Consolidated Draft | 7/2014 | Full Council Approval of G-956 (Zoning Map) |
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| 4/2010 | Open Houses, Planning Board & Council Direction |
Collect and review public comments (ongoing) | 10/2014 | New code & map become effective | |||