File #: 14-083    Version: Name: Request to Combine the Planning and Zoning Commissions
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/14/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/11/2014 Final action: 3/11/2014
Title: Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director, with a Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt and No Recommendation from the Planning Commission, with a Request for the Following: A. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 23 of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS; B. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX A - SUBDIVISIONS of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS; C. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B - ZONING ORDINANCE of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS; D. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C - HEART OF PEORIA LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS.
Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Have an efficient government., Keep taxes and fees competitive, Support sustainability
Code sections: Appendix A - Subdivisions, Appendix B - Zoning Ordinance, Appendix C - Land Development Code, Chapter 23 - Planning
Attachments: 1. ORD NO 17,075.pdf, 2. ORD NO 17,076.pdf, 3. ORD NO 17,077.pdf, 4. ORD NO 17,078.pdf, 5. Ordinance Amending Chapter 23 of the City Code Combining Planing and Zoning Commissions.dotx, 6. Ordinance Amending Appendix A-Subdivisions Combinding Planning and Zoning Commissions.pdf, 7. Ordinance Amending Appendix B-Zoning Ordinance Combining Planning and Zoning Commissions.pdf, 8. Ordinance Amending Appendix C-Heart of Peoria Land Development Code.pdf, 9. February 2014 ZC Minutes.pdf, 10. February 19, 2014 CPC Minutes.pdf
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director, with a Recommendation from the Zoning Commission to Adopt and No Recommendation from the Planning Commission, with a Request for the Following:

A. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 23 of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS;

B. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX A - SUBDIVISIONS of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS;

C. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX B - ZONING ORDINANCE of the Code of the City of Peoria Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS;

D. To Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C - HEART OF PEORIA LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Relating to the COMBINATION of the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS.

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BACKGROUND:
On Tuesday, October 22, 2013, the Peoria City Council requested the attached text amendments to combine the responsibilities of the Planning Commission and Zoning Commission into one new commission. This request was based on Staff's recommendation to streamline the development process and increase ease of use for the public.

The Council requested Option 3 of the recommendation to be processed through the public hearing procedure for public input. Option 3 is detailed as follows:

Combine the responsibilities of the existing Planning Commission and Zoning Commission into one new commission. This will allow virtually all land use development items to be considered by one body. It will also increase the connection between the strategic review that is currently vested with the Planning Commission (Comprehensive Plan, Plat Review) to more easily be transferred to the tactical level review found commonly at the Zoning Commission (rezoning requests and special use requests).

The new commission would initially be constituted with two members of the legacy commissi...

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