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Case # DISCUSS DRAFT RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LANGUAGE By: Amy Geisler, Associate Planner Background: The City Council discussed architectural standards for multifamily development at its July 29, 2003 work session. Assistant Community Director Trudgeon informed the Council that the Housing Committee would be taking up architectural standards with the hope of making a recommendation to Council in the near future. The Housing Committee began its discussion of architectural standards at-the August 21, 2003 meeting. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Draft re-write of R-2 and R-3 Residential Zoning Districts Observations: The attached draft is the second revision to date, based on discussion at the Housing Committee's last two meetings. Staff is looking for direction from the Committee on any needed changes in order to forward the draft code to the EDA at its November meeting. Staff will then forward the Code to the Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council. At the meeting, staff will again show photographs from recent multi-family developments in the City, along with pictures taken on our recent Ryland Homes tour, in hopes of seeing how the proposed language would be used to analyze an actual development. There are several issues that still need to be resolved in the current draft: How should apartment-style buildings with a common entrance be handled? Our discussions to date have focused on townhome-style buildings with individual entrances. Should the standards be enforced on all sides of the building or just the front? How should the front be defined? RHC Action: Discuss the attached draft and direct staff on necessary changes, additions, or deletions before sending the document to the EDA. Review Checklist: City Administrator Assistant Community Development Director RHC: 11.6.03