ALL RIGHT. WE'RE WE'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. RIGHT. GOOD. EARNEST. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. [CALL JOINT MEETING TO ORDER] [00:00:07] IT IS 457. THIS IS THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2025. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE GROUP ON ITEMS, ON THE AGENDA, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CARE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL OR PLANNING AND ZONING? VERY GOOD. WE'LL MOVE ON. OH, I'M SORRY, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE FLAGGED IT. IF YOU CAN CALL YOUR. YES, COMMISSIONER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DOES HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE'RE READY FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING AHEAD. FIRST ITEM IS 253057. UPDATE ON [Update on State Legislative Updates regarding Land Use and Zoning] STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES REGARDING LAND USE AND ZONING. HALEY. HELLO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. MY NAME IS HALEY ANGEL. I'M A PLANNING MANAGER HERE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME LEGISLATIVE UPDATES. YOU ALL WILL HAVE TO HELP ME. P AND Z, FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN. I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU. AND THEN IF YOU ALL SEE A HAND RAISED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ALL RIGHT, SO THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION ADOPTED THREE MAIN BILLS THAT IMPACT LAND USE AND ZONING, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF. FIRST, THERE'S SENATE BILL 840, WHICH PERTAINS TO MIXED USE AND MULTIFAMILY LAND USES THERE. SENATE BILL 15, WHICH PERTAINS TO SINGLE FAMILY USES. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THIS CALLED THE SMALL LOT BILL. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE HOUSE BILL 24, WHICH IS JUST A QUICK NOTE ABOUT ZONING PROTEST PETITIONS MOSTLY. TODAY I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON SENATE BILL 840, BUT I AM GOING TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF ALL THREE. JUST SO THAT WAY YOU ALL ARE AWARE. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RESEARCH AND COORDINATION, BOTH INTERNAL TO THE CITY AND WITH OUR SISTER CITIES. I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A SECOND TO LET YOU KNOW WHO ELSE THIS BILL, THESE BILLS IMPACT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR OTHER COUNTERPARTS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHETHER THAT'S ENGINEERING OR BUILDING. OUR LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH OTHER CITIES TO SEE HOW THEY'RE RESPONDING AND ADAPTING. EVERY CITY IS GOING TO HAVE ITS OWN RESPONSE SPECIAL TO ITS COMMUNITY, BUT IT HAS CERTAINLY HELPED. AND REALLY THE GOAL TODAY IS TO GIVE INFORMATION AND THEN ALSO PULL BACK THE CURTAIN A LITTLE BIT ON HOW WE END UP MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO CODE IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. SO HOW DO WE COME UP WITH SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT LEAD OUR RECOMMENDATIONS? AND THEN ALSO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THAT BEFORE YOU PROCEED? MADAM DEPUTY SECRETARY, THIS IS NOT SHOWING UP ON OUR SCREENS. IS THERE A WAY TO THANK YOU? THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. AND SO JUST A QUICK NOTE ON SENATE BILL 840 AND SENATE BILL 15. SO THOSE DO NOT APPLY TO EVERY CITY IN TEXAS. THEY ONLY APPLY TO MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION OVER 150,000. AND THEN IN A COUNTY THAT ALSO IS OVER 300,000 PEOPLE. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEAR THAT, I WOULD HAVE ASSUMED THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE IMPACT FURTHER SOUTH. BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CITIES IMPACTED HERE THAT REALLY THIS IS IMPACTING THE DFW REGION PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHERS. SO OF COURSE, THAT'S MADE IT EASY FOR US TO FIND FOLKS TO TALK TO. BUT YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE THAT COME BACK A LITTLE BIT LATER ON WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IMPACTS DEVELOPMENT. DIVING RIGHT INTO SENATE BILL 840, THERE ARE THREE MAIN COMPONENTS TO THIS BILL. FIRST, IT IMPACTS OUR LAND USE REGULATIONS. SO THE CRUX OF THE BILL IS THAT IT SAYS THAT AS A MUNICIPALITY, WE MUST ALLOW MULTI-FAMILY AND MIXED USE LAND USES WHERE OFFICE, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, WAREHOUSE AND SIMILAR USES ARE ALLOWED. SO IT PREEMPTS OUR ABILITY TO SAY IN OUR NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED USE IS NOT ALLOWED. IT ALSO ADDRESSES DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. AND THIS SECTION IS A LITTLE BIT STAND ALONE BECAUSE IT APPLIES TO THESE USES REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING DISTRICT THAT THEY ARE IN, WHICH MEANS THAT OUR MULTIFAMILY 30 DISTRICT, THE PREEMPTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WOULD ALSO APPLY THERE. THE BILL SPECIFICALLY LIMITS BUT DOESN'T ELIMINATE OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE DENSITY, BUILDING HEIGHT, SETBACKS AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND SO SPECIFICALLY, IT SETS A MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR WHAT WE CAN REQUIRE FOR DENSITY. SO 36 UNITS PER ACRE. IT REGULATES THE BUILDING HEIGHT AND ESSENTIALLY SAYS NO MATTER WHAT, WE HAVE TO ALLOW 45 FOOT TALL BUILDINGS OR IF IT'S TALLER, WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY ALLOW FOR AN OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL USE ON THE [00:05:01] EXACT SAME SITE. SETBACKS. THE MOST THAT WE CAN DO IN ANY GIVEN CASE IS 25FT. AND SO WHEN I THINK OF A RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY BUFFER, THAT'S GOING TO BE A REDUCTION DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A REDUCTION OF GOING FROM 30 TO 50FT DOWN TO 25. AND FINALLY, THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE PER DWELLING UNIT. SO THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITHIN. BUT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO REGULATE OTHER THINGS THAT WE ALREADY REGULATE IN OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHETHER THAT'S LANDSCAPING OR AMENITY REQUIREMENTS. AND YOU'LL SEE US DIVE INTO SOME OF THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. SO IT HASN'T COMPLETELY REMOVED OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE THOSE THINGS, JUST SEVERELY LIMITED THEM. THE THIRD COMPONENT, AND KIND OF AN ADDITIONAL SIDE NOTE, THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE TO ALLOW MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED USE. AND SO THERE'S A BUFFER AROUND AIRPORTS AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES. AND I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE IS A VERY SPECIFICALLY DEFINED TERM IN STATE LAW, AND DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO EXACTLY ONE OF OUR LAND USE DEFINITIONS. IT'S KIND OF A THRESHOLD THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT. BUT THERE IS ALSO A PROVISION RELATED TO CONVERSION OF BUILDINGS. AND SO THESE ARE CASES WHERE YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL OR AN OFFICE USE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS LOOKING TO CONVERT TO MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED USE. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ENGINEERING STUDIES, SUCH AS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, AND THAT PERTAINS ONLY TO THE CONVERSIONS. SO NEW GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT WHERE NOTHING EXISTED BEFORE, WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL AND REQUIRE THOSE STUDIES AS NECESSARY. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS BILL, WE WANTED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND AND GRASP THE SCOPE AND IMPACT RELATED TO IT. AND SO BEFORE YOU, I HAVE A MAP THAT OUTLINES ALL OF THE NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO SENATE BILL 840. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE'VE PULLED OUT ANYTHING THAT EITHER HAS A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE, WE'VE PULLED OUT ADJACENCY TO AIRPORTS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND YOU CAN REALLY SEE, OF COURSE, IT'S CLUSTERED AROUND OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, WHICH WE WOULD EXPECT. BUT EVEN LOOKING SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY TO SOME OF OUR ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU DEFINITELY DO SEE A LOT OF BLUE. WE TOOK THAT ONE STEP FURTHER AND SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND REMOVE ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THIS WILL GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT VACANT LAND THERE IS TO DEVELOP. THAT WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO 840. AND YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY REDUCES WHAT'S AVAILABLE SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING NORTH OF UNIVERSITY AT SOME OF THOSE NEWER, LARGER DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE RECENTLY GONE THROUGH ENTITLEMENT PROCESSES AS WELL AS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 121. SO THIS HELPS GIVE STAFF SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN THE SHORT TERM, ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, AND MADE US THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEVELOPMENTS. THAT WAY, WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE COMING YEAR. WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES AS STAFF THAT CITY REGULATIONS ARE A PORTION OF WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEVELOPMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS FEASIBLE. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WHETHER OR NOT A PARCEL WILL DEVELOP AT ALL, OR WHAT USE IT DEVELOPS TO. AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY, AT A CERTAIN POINT, THERE HAS TO BE ENOUGH AVAILABLE FINANCING FOR SOMEBODY TO ACTUALLY TAKE OUT A LOAN TO CONSTRUCT ON THE PROPERTY OR PURCHASE IT. YOU'VE GOT MATERIAL COST AND LABOR COST. WHEN I THINK ABOUT MARKET CONDITIONS, OF COURSE, INTEREST RATES IMPACT WHAT WHAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO DO, THINKING ABOUT DEMAND. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW MANY CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS REQUIREMENT, THAT MEANS THERE'S A LOT MORE LAND IN THE AREA THAT WILL ALSO BE FACING SIMILAR CONSIDERATIONS AS TO WHAT WE ARE. WE WON'T BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS LUBBOCK IS PRETTY FAR OUT AND ON THEIR OWN. THEY'RE THE ONLY CITY THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THESE REGULATIONS. WE'VE RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, YOU KNOW, AVAILABILITY OF LABOR AND MATERIALS AND OF COURSE, ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. SO AS WE THINK OF THOSE PROPERTIES NORTH OF 380, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A ROAD TO GET TO THE PROPERTY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AVAILABLE WATER AND SEWER. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT WE SEE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS BILL, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW MANY PROPERTIES MIGHT DEVELOP RIGHT OFF THE BAT. EVEN WITHIN CITY REGULATIONS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO FOCUS IN ON ZONING REGULATIONS. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PARK DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS WHETHER THAT'S FEES OR OTHERWISE. WE HAVE OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL TO REGULATE THE LOTS. AND THEN OF COURSE BUILDING AND FIRE CODE HAVE REALLY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, THE OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS STILL REMAIN AND ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THIS [00:10:01] BILL, AND SO WOULD STILL BE APPLICABLE TO THESE DEVELOPMENTS. WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING OUR RESPONSE, WE FOCUSED ON FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES. WE WANTED TO DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN A COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, AND WE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO REQUIRE HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. AND IN THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAD, WE WANTED TO TRY TO PRESERVE SPACE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND FINALLY, IF A DEVELOPER CHOSE TO FOLLOW SOME OF WHAT TODAY'S STANDARDS ARE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SEEMED VIABLE TO THEM. WE FORM THESE STANDARDS BASED ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR, YOU KNOW, LARGE ADOPTED LAND USE POLICY DOCUMENT. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE STEMMING OUR OBJECTIVES FOR RESPONSES FROM THERE. SO YOU'LL SEE ON EACH SLIDE I'VE GOT A QUICK REFERENCE POINT FOR US. BUT WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE WITHIN OUR CODE TO HELP US REACH SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES, WHEN I LOOK AT A COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, SOME OF THE OPTIONS WE HAVE, WE CAN LOOK AT REGULATING THE NUMBER OF ATTACHED UNITS IN A SINGLE BUILDING. SO WE KIND OF DO THIS. NOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MULTI-FAMILY TRADITIONAL AND MULTI-FAMILY COTTAGE, BUT WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT COMPATIBILITY, NOT JUST WITH MAYBE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY USES, BUT ADJACENT NONRESIDENTIAL USES, THE TYPE OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS I SEE IN A C1 ARE GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN A C3. SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF ATTACHED UNITS THAT HELPS REGULATE THAT BUILDING FORM A LITTLE BIT WHILE STILL ALLOWING A DEVELOPER TO BUILD TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT, THE SETBACKS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. ANOTHER STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE IS BALCONIES. WE WANT TO BE MORE AWARE OF THIS NOW. NOW THAT THERE ARE MORE AREAS THAT MIGHT BE DEVELOPED AS MULTIFAMILY. SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. FOCUSING IN ON MAINTAINING OUR EXPECTATION OF HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE COULD APPROACH THAT. ONE OF THEM IS CONSIDERING MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS THAT ARE PERHAPS DIFFERENT THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. SO THE STATE LAW ONLY SAYS YOU HAVE TO ALLOW AT LEAST 45FT. AND IN SOME CASES, WE MIGHT CHOOSE TO SAY WE ACTUALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT HERE, A C3 AND MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO SET A MINIMUM HEIGHT. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUAL SINGLE STORY MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTED WHICH MIGHT BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE. WE CAN REQUIRE THAT THE UNITS ARE ACCESSED FROM INTERIOR CORRIDORS. SO NO TRADITIONAL WALKUP IN A SENSE, BUT AN INTERIOR BUILDING THAT YOU'RE ACCESSING YOUR UNITS FROM. AND SO WITH THESE DIFFERENT BUILDING FORM REGULATIONS, WE START TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PRODUCT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS. FINALLY, WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR CODE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS. SO EVERY MULTIFAMILY BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF AMENITIES DOG PARKS, POOLS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND FOR THOSE NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WHICH WEREN'T ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTS, WE CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE THE REQUIREMENT THERE. SO THAT WAY THEY'RE ACCOMMODATING THE RESIDENTS THEY'RE BRINGING. WHENEVER WE CAN. WE WANT TO TRY TO CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL USES. SO THIS COULD MEAN THINGS LIKE REQUIRING A MINIMUM FIRST FLOOR HEIGHT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO OCCUPY IT AS COMMERCIAL ON DAY ONE. BUT IF WE'VE BUILT THE BUILDING HEIGHT, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE MECHANICAL CHASE WORK TO ACTUALLY CONVERT THAT LATER ON. SHOULD THE MARKET HOLD. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ALSO UPDATE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS TO MATCH CONTEXT. SCREENING BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SENSE. BUT IN THESE NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, IF WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE CROSSING FROM MULTIFAMILY OVER TO COMMERCIAL, IT'S GOING TO MAKE SENSE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT EASILY. THE LAST OBJECTIVE THAT WE HAD WAS OPTIONS FOR TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO IN OUR UDC, WE'VE SET A MINIMUM STANDARD THAT WE THINK IS APPLICABLE TO MULTIFAMILY. AND IF A DEVELOPER CHOOSES TO PURSUE THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE CALCULATION FOR THINGS LIKE AMENITIES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS STILL FEASIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE TO DO. THIS ALSO MEANS LOOKING AT OUR MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ALSO STILL FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE TO DEVELOP IN THAT DISTRICT AS WELL. I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS TO SENATE BILL 15 TO TALK ABOUT SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE, SO I'M HAPPY TO PAUSE NOW FOR QUESTIONS. OR WE CAN REGROUP AT THE END IF THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC. OKAY. ANYONE KNOW. THANK YOU. SO SENATE BILL 15 IS KNOWN AS THE SMALL LOT BILL. SO THIS FOCUSES ON SINGLE FAMILY USES. AND THE APPLICABILITY STANDARDS ARE PRETTY SPECIFIC. SO GENERALLY THE ESSENCE OF THE BILL IS THAT IT SAYS THAT THE CITY CANNOT REQUIRE A LOT TO BE LARGER THAN 3000FT■S OR 30FT WIE FOR A SINGLE ANYWHERE SINGLE [00:15:06] FAMILY. RESIDENTIAL IS PERMITTED ANYWHERE AS CAVEATED BY. IT HAS TO BE A SITE THAT IS FIVE ACRES OR MORE AND NO RECORDED PLOT, AND SO THIS DOES NOT FALL BACK, YOU KNOW, OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS OR EXISTED PLANNING LOTS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THESE REQUIREMENTS. IT IS THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO. IT HAS MORE EXTENSIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THESE LOTS THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH SENATE BILL 840. IT DOES REGULATE THE SETBACKS AT A SMALLER RATE. WE CAN ONLY REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE PER LOT, AND WE CANNOT REQUIRE THAT IT IS COVERED OR ENCLOSED. SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REQUIRE A GARAGE ON THESE SITES. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO ALLOW A MINIMUM OF THREE STORIES. ONE ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT FOR LOTS THAT ARE 50FT WIDE OR LESS, WE DO REQUIRE ALLEYS, SO THERE WILL STILL BE SOME EXPECTATION OF THAT HIGH QUALITY DESIGN THAT I TALKED ABOUT WITH SENATE BILL 840, THAT PROVISION WHICH EXISTS TODAY AND WOULD CONTINUE TO EXIST, REALLY HELPS MOVE US FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DO WANT TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON HOUSE BILL 24, SPECIFICALLY THE ZONING PROTEST PETITIONS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. YOU'LL SEE WHAT TODAY'S REQUIREMENTS ARE. WHAT WE'RE USED TO IS WHEN WE SEND OUT THAT PROPERTY NOTICE TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN A PETITION TO PROTEST THE PROPOSED ZONING. TODAY, WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT THAT AND CALCULATE APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE AREA. IF THEY MEET THAT THRESHOLD, THEN THAT MAKES IT A REQUIREMENT FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE IN ORDER TO APPROVE THAT ZONING REQUEST. AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, THAT WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND SO SOMETIMES IT WILL STILL BE THAT 20%. SO IF A REQUEST DOES INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL USES, THAT WILL STILL BE SUBJECT TO THE 20%. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO HAVE A ZONING CASE THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL AND SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED ON THAT SITE, THEN IT WOULD NOW REQUIRE 60% OF THAT LAND AREA. SO A LARGE INCREASE TO CAPTURE MORE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. AND IF THEY MEET THAT THRESHOLD, THE PETITION IS VALID, BUT IT WILL NOT REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY. IT ONLY REQUIRES A SIMPLE MAJORITY, WHICH IS ■CURRENTLY THE REQUIREMENT TO APPROVE A ZONING CASE. SO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THERE. OF COURSE, THE ZONING PROTEST PETITION STILL GIVES CITIZENS A VOICE TO FORMALLY REGISTER WITH YOU ALL THEIR OPINION AND OPPOSITION. TIMELINE FOR THIS. SO WE'RE AT THE WORK SESSION TODAY. OUR INTENT IS TO COME FORWARD WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, SEPTEMBER 16TH TO CITY COUNCIL. SO YOU WILL BE SEEING THESE IN SHORT ORDER. AND THAT IS A BRIEF PREVIEW INTO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND CONSIDERING AND WHY WE'RE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE OPTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN THE LOOP AND KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? I HAD A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. HOW WILL THESE NEW RULES AFFECT EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY IN ELEVATION EXPANSION? YES, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THE WAY THAT SENATE BILL 840 IS WRITTEN IS BECAUSE IT APPLIES TO ANY MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED USE USE IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT. THESE TECHNICALLY WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO EXISTING MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONVERSION OR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT OR PROPERTY, WE START TO CONSIDER THINGS OF LEGAL, NONCONFORMING ISSUES. SO DO YOU MEET TODAY'S STANDARDS? TO WHAT EXTENT WOULD THIS ADDITION OR EXPANSION REQUIRE YOU TO COME UP TO TODAY'S STANDARDS? SO IT WOULD TECHNICALLY BE POSSIBLE, BUT THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF DETAILS INVOLVED, AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE, DEPENDING ON THE SITE. POINT OF CLARIFICATION, YOU DID SAY THAT THE NEW PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS GOING TO BE ONE SPACE PER UNIT, RIGHT? YES, ONE SPACE PER DWELLING UNIT. OTHER QUESTIONS ANYONE? HALEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A AS A JOINT GROUP A AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS ADJOURN YOUR BODY, THEN WE'LL ADJOURN OUR BODY. RIGHT. YES. GOOD PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU. DEIDRE. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED OR NONE? WE ARE [00:20:02] ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOC. CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL ADJOURN AND DO NEED A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY SECOND BY MR. FRANKLIN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. IT IS 517 AND WE ARE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.