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Case # q <br /> <br />INTRODUCE ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8.35 (REGULATION OF <br />SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS TO BE MOVED INTO OR WITHIN THE CITY <br />By: Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Moving a dwelling into or within the City requires a Dwelling Moving Permit (DMP). <br />However, there are no standards or permit requirements to move a dwelling out of the <br />City or for moving an accessory building into, with/n, or out of City limits. Currently, <br />the DMP process requires that the request is presented to the Planning Commission and <br />then ultimately to City Council. The process requires approximately two (2) months <br />from the time an application is received until City Council votes on the matter. Since the <br />regulations for moving a dwelling into or within the City are in Chapter 8 (Building & <br />Housing) of City Code and not Chapter 9 (Zoning & Subdivision of Land), a public <br />hearing is not required when amending this section. However, because a request for a <br />DMP currently is under the Planning Commission and City Council's purview, Staff did <br />present the proposed amendment to the Planning Commission at the April 6, 2006 <br />meeting. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />A. Existing City Code Section 8.35 <br />B. Edited text illustrating proposed changes <br />C. Proposed Ordinance to amend Section 8.35 <br />D. Draft Platming Commission meeting minutes dated April 6, 2006 <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The proposed revisions are aimed at accomplishing several things. First, provisions have <br />been included that would require a Moving Permit to be obtained from the Building <br />Division if a dwelling were to be moved out of the City or if an accessory building <br />(greater than 120 square feet in size) were to be moved into, within, or out of the City. <br />After conferring with the Building Official, this type of permit will allow the City to <br />verify, prior to a building being raised and relocated, that all utilities have been properly <br />shut off and/or capped and that the foundation is properly removed and/or backfilled. <br />Secondly, the entire DMP process would be streamlined by eliminating the need for the <br />request to be presented to both the Planning Commission and City Council. While City <br />Staff would now have the ability to administratively approve or deny a DMP application, <br />the conditions and criteria currendy used to evaluate this type of request would remain in <br />tact. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommended adoption of this ordinance on April 6, 2006. <br /> <br />-317- <br /> <br /> <br />