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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2022 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY TRANSFERRING $500,000 FROM THE UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE IN GENERAL FUND TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PRESERVATION PLAN FUND (CIPP) FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) UPDATE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURES THEREOF.
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Summary and Background Information:
This project aims to revise the City of Commerce City Land Development Code to achieve the goals established in the new Comprehensive Plan that is underway at this time. The current code provides several pretty significant challenges and limitations, including but not limited to:
· Redundant review requirements and procedures.
· Over-reliance on the use of Planned Unit Development standards for approval of projects.
· Lack of user-friendliness, including sufficient and updated graphics, illustrations, and tables.
· Multiple means of compliance allow flexibility but cause a lack of clarity of intent and excessive administrative work.
· Changes in the development community that impact the type of housing, the demand for office use, and evolving trends in commercial use.
· Code that is too general and does not consistently deliver the uses and amenities that the City Council approved.
The objectives of the project are to create a new development code that:
· Is lean and easy to understand, implement and maintain.
· Create a framework for development that is based on the development character and place types defined in the new Comprehensive Plan.
· Simplify and streamline the development process for projects that meet the comprehensive plan's goals.
· Preserve the character of existing neighborhoods while allowing current population density.
· Ensure a variety of housing types and sizes for a wide range of income levels and household types in existing and new development.
· Ensure that new development will generate sufficient revenue to pay for the long-term maintenance of the infrast...
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