Alderman Tony Thomas District 6 Town Hall Meeting November 1 2018 What is NewZO Review Map Summarize Articles Discuss timeline Questions Tonights Agenda Genera l Provision ID: 751090
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New
Zoning Ordinance
Alderman Tony Thomas, District 6
Town Hall Meeting
November 1,
2018Slide2
What is
NewZO
?
Review Map
Summarize Articles
Discuss timeline
Questions
Tonight’s AgendaSlide3
Genera
l
Provisions (1.0)
Review Bodies
and
Administrators (2.0)Application
and Review
Procedures
(3.0)
Measurements
an
d
Exceptions (4.0)
Base Zoning
Districts
(5.0)Special Purpose Districts (6.0)Historic and Other Overlay Districts (7.0)Use Standards (8.0)General Site Standards (9.0)Natural Resources (10.0)Nonconformities (11.0)Violations, Penalties and Enforcement (12.0)Definitions and Abbreviations (13.0)
N
e
wZO: Zoning Map & Zoning Ordinance
Z
oning
O
r
dinance ChaptersSlide4
Article 2:
Review
Bodie
s an
d Administrators
Outlines responsibilities for:
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic
District Board of Review
Describes responsibilities for:
Planning Director
City ManagerSlide5
Article 2:
Review
Bodie
s an
d Administrators
Planning Director:
Comprehensive Plan amendments
Zoning Map and Text amendments
Planned Development districts
Planning Commission Development Plans
City Development Plans
Traffic analyses
Special Use permits
Subdivisions
Local historic district designations including amendments to height and contributing resources
maps
Local historic property designations
Certificate of Appropriateness for local historic districts and properties
Historic Preservation CommissionHistoric Downtown Historic District Board of ReviewSlide6
Article 2:
Review
Bodie
s an
d Administrators
City Manager:
City development plans
Temporary uses permits
Home occupation permits
Sign permits
Proactive preservation
Written interpretations
Wetlands assessments [as applicable]
Wetland and marsh buffer modifications
Traffic Impact AnalysisSlide7
Consolidates procedures for review of major development & zoning/approval processes submitted to review bodies/administrators in one Article
Article 3: Application and Review Procedures
States public notice requirements
Clearly articulates review standards
Outlines who may initiate
Provides application submittal requirements
Cross-references other sections of the Ordinance Slide8
Clarifies Development
Plan Review Process [Sec. 3.8]
City’s process for temporary use permits, accessory structures/uses and other development plans (minor)
Pre-application conference and requirements
Approving authority and criteria
Planning Commission process for rezoning for PD, rezoning or text amendment with a development plan, special use permits, and other items associated with development plans (major)
Pre-application conference and requirements
Neighborhood meetings
Public notice
Development Plan Revisions
Approved Development/Concept Plans
Article 3: Application and Review Procedures Slide9
Article 4: Measurements & Exceptions
Describes in detail specific forms of measurement used to include:Slide10
Article 5: Base Zoning Districts
Outlines base zoning district:
Conservation
Residential
Nonresidential
Mixed-use
Provides Principal Use Table:
Identifies zoning districts where uses permitted
Outlines development standards for each district:
minimum lot area/width
minimum building setbacks
maximum building coverage percentages
maximum building height
Reduces number of base zoning districts from appx 65 to 40
Includes new RSF-5 district to reduce nonconforming residential lots Slide11
Article 6: Special Purpose Districts
Planned Development Districts
Replaces Planned Unit Developments [PUD]
Provides greater flexibility with site design requirements compared to based zoning districts
Form-Based Planned Development Districts [FBPD]
Allows projects that would not otherwise be permitted under the strict application of zoning district development standards or general site standards
Provides prescriptive form-based regulations that may be used to seek approval of a development master plan
Establishes predictable built-form compatible with adjacent neighborhoods while promoting flexibility in use
Military Installation District
Applies to federal military properties [exempt from Zoning Ordinance]Slide12
Article 7: Historic & Other Overlay Districts
Supplements existing base zoning district with additional and different sets of standards and conditionsSlide13
Article 8: Use Standards
Provides specific standards for special and limited usesSlide14
Article 9: General Site Standards
Provides details of site planning and project design ensuring development has consistent and desirable character
Standards in addition to Base Zoning Standards [Art. 5], Planned Development Standards [Art. 6], Overlays [Art. 7] and other requirements in Ordinance Slide15
Article 9: General Site Standards
Removed requirement to close existing driveways
Added pedestrian connection or stub-out for future linkages, must be provided where a new development lies within ½ mile of a school or existing/planned transit route
Changed
grandfathering of off-street parking requirement; will not apply if
the building space is increased by 40% or more
Added
bicycle requirements for day care facilities, pharmacies and hotel/motel/inn
Prohibited light strips around windows, including those inside the structure that are visible from the ROWSlide16
Article 10: Natural Resource Standards
Protects open spaces, natural resources, community character and the quality of water and land while reducing future vulnerability to natural hazards and cultivating a sense of spaceSlide17
Article 11: Nonconformities
Establishes regulations and limitations on continued existence of uses that came into existence legally but do not conform to one or more of the Ordinance requirements
Outline
Continuance of non conforming structures and uses .
Defines when non conforming uses and structures can be expanded.
Establishes conditions for development on non conforming lots. Slide18
Article 12: Violations, Penalties & Enforcement
Ensures compliance with Ordinance
Outlines conditions of certificates, entitlements, permits, licenses or other approvals granted
Enforcement:
Handled by City’s Code Compliance Department
Violation investigated
May require inspection
Notice of violation issued
If violation not corrected, city may deny or revoke permit, issue stop work order, or prosecute in Recorder’s Court
Authority granted to confiscate illegal signs Slide19
Update to Planning Commission
Ongoing
Convene Town Hall Meetings
November
Present to Planning Commission Early January
Present
to City Council January/February
Revised Timeline Slide20
Marcus
Lotson
, Director Bridget
Lidy, DirectorDevelopment Services Planning & Urban Design
MPC City of Savannah912-651-1497 912-525-3097
lotsonm@thempc.org blidy@savannahga.gov
QUESTIONS…COMMENTS