Transcript Creativity Session - City of Coral Gables

City Commission
Workshop
Zoning Code Rewrite
10.05.05
Purpose of workshop
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Provide the City Commission an update of the
progress of the “Rewrite” of development
related Codes and associated studies
Provide the City Commission with the status
of the progress of the Zoning Code rewrite
Secure policy direction on issues as the City
Commission desires
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Development Code Rewrites and
Associated Studies
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Process and progress
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January 2004
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Feb. – Aug. 2004Drafting of Code
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Sept. 2004 – Jan. 2005 Planning and Zoning Board
Policy Direction
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December 2004
City Commission adopted
Resolution 2004-247
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Feb. 2005 – Present
Planning and Zoning Board
reviewing provisions line by line
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City Commission
completed “Discovery“
workshop
City Commission
completed “Discovery”
workshop
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Drafting of Code
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February – August 2004
 Based upon City Commission “Discovery’ workshop,
Planning and Zoning Board workshops, other City Boards
 Interviewed stakeholders to solicit input:
 Interested parties
 Coral Gables residents
 Property owners
 Board members of various City boards
 Developers
 Attorneys
 City Staff (Zoning Code Rewrite Team)
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Planning and Zoning
Board Policy
Direction
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Policy Matrix identifies major policy issues in a 4 column format:
 Column 1 – Major Policy Issues
 Focus around the major substantive changes proposed in the
rewrite
 Column 2 - Positives (+) and Negatives (-)
 Represents the positives and negatives associated with each
issue
 Column 3 - Team Recommendation
 Rewrite Team (City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City
Attorney, Planning, Building and Zoning, Historic Resources
and the City’s Special Counsel/Consultant) have met to
discuss each policy issue to provide a recommendation
 Column 4 - Planning and Zoning Board Recommendation
 Consensus/recommendation and/or vote on each issue is
provided.
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Planning and Zoning
Board Policy Direction
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Planning and Zoning
Board reviewing
provisions line by line
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Planning and Zoning
Board Recommendations
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Board Recommendation Tracking Chart
provides:
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Boards recent actions for each of the
articles/divisions reviewed
Rows delineated in “orange” sections approved by
the Board
Chart is updated after each Board meeting with a
summary/overview
Of the 56 Divisions, the Board has reviewed and
approved 74 Divisions – 75 % completion
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Approval Tracking Chart
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Remaining items to
review
Parking
 Single and multi family
provisions
 Landscaping
 Deferred items
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Required by the State to
address affordable and
workforce housing
 Every local government is
required to satisfy this
need
 Subject of a separate study
 Provisions will be included
in the rewrite
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CLUP provides for the goals and objectives for future
development of the City
State requires review of CLUP every 5 to 7 years – known
as the “Evaluation and Appraisal Report or EAR
City will complete the EAR and as required and will
update/rewrite the CLUP
City Staff and consultant have begun the drafting on the
EAR/new CLUP
Foundation and direction is based upon the Charrette 2002
and the issues identified as a part of the Zoning Code
rewrite
Completed preliminary discussions with the Planning and
Zoning Board
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Insert large bubble chart centered on entire page
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City Web page
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Public input
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Broadcast meetings “Live” on CGTV - Channel 77
Completed a 15-minute featured segment on CGTV –
Channel 77 “Coral Gables Now”
Press Release
Emailed notices
City wide letter
Created a separate email address
[email protected] for the public to
submit comments directly to the Planning Department –
comments are included in binder
Attended/presented rewrite to various City Boards
All of the above information is updated daily on the City
Web Page
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Overview of issues and
policy direction
 Single
family residence size limitation
 Multi family
 Commercial districts
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