Planning and Zoning

EXHIBIT A Planning & Zoning Commission March 29, 2018 Since we have been here last... ➔ Weekly meetings with steering committee to discuss each section and get feedback ➔ Drafting of District / Development Standards ➔ Overlay Districts ➔ Subdivision Ordinance Overview a. District Standards b. Overlay Districts 1. Subdivision Regulations c. Development Standards a. General updates i. Parking and Loading b. Infrastructure design ii. Landscaping and standards Screening 2. Zoning Ordinance iii. Fences and Walls a. Base District Standards iv. Architecture b. Overlay Districts v. Environmental i. Downtown Overlay Performance Standards District vi. Terrain Management ii. Business Improvement Regulations District iii. Airport Overlay iv. Floodplain Subdivision Regulations: Outline ➔ 10-5-1. Purpose and General Requirements ➔ 10-5-2. Definitions and Application of Subdivision Regulations ➔ 10-5-3. Sketch Plats ➔ 10-5-4. Preliminary Plats ➔ 10-5-5. Final Plats ➔ 10-5-6 Public Improvements ➔ Administrative Materials ◆ 10-5-7. Fee Schedule ◆ 10-5-8. Signatures & Appeal Procedures ◆ 10-5-9. Administration and Amendment ◆ 10-5-10. Validity ◆ 10-5-11. Penalties ◆ 10-5-12. Reservation of Jurisdiction Subdivision Regulations: General Changes Style General Process ➔ Clarity and ease of use ➔ Pre-application meeting ➔ Definition of terms ➔ Clarified role of the Gallup Task Force ➔ Simplify legal language ➔ Move Infrastructure ➔ Developer Review Design Standards to Meeting separate section Subdivision Regulations: Parks & Open Space Requirements Current Revised Current Issues Parks 3 acres / 100 units 1 acre / 50 units Minimum 1 acre Minimum 2 acres ➔ Difficult to maintain existing City parks Open Space 10% of total site 8% of total site* Sites ≥ 10 acres Sites ≥ 100 acres ➔ Current requirements lead to many small parks ➔ Payment in lieu of parks and open ➔ Unclear application of space for smaller developments open space requirements ➔ *Parks acreage counts toward open (can be perceived as space requirement double counting)  Subdivision Regulations: Parks & Open Space Requirements Example: 200 acre development Current Revised with 350 dwelling units Parks - 3 acres / 100 units - 1 acre / 50 units - Minimum 1 acre - Minimum 2 acres ➔ Parks requirement: 7 acres (350 / 50) ➔ Total Parks/Open Space Open - 10% of total site - 8% of total site* Requirement: Space - Sites ≥ 10 acres - Sites ≥ 100 acres 16 acres (200 x 8%) ➔ Actual Open Space Requirement: 9 acres ➔ Since the total parks/open space requirement is 16 acres, and the development is already committed to a 7-acre park, the actual required open space is 9 acres. Together, the 7 acres of park space plus 9 acres of additional open space meet the total requirement of 16 acres. Subdivision Regulations: Application Process and Procedures Checklist ➔ Create checklist of Plat submittal requirements ➔ Distinguish between requirements by Plat types ➔ Ensure consistency between code and City of Gallup practices Infrastructure Design Standards ➔ Guidance for new development and reconstructed or improved roadways ➔ Consolidate standards in one place ➔ Updates reflect ADA standards and national best practice (e.g. lane width, sidewalk width, block lengths) ➔ Reference standards drawings and national manual for technical details Zoning Regulations: Outline ➔ 10-1 General Provision ➔ 10-2 Zone Districts ◆ District Standards ◆ Overlay Districts ➔ 10-3 Use Regulations ➔ 10-4 Development Standards ◆ 10-4(A) Parking and Loading ◆ 10-4(B) Access and Connectivity ◆ 10-4(C) Landscaping and Screening ◆ 10-4(D) Fences and Walls ◆ 10-4(E) Architecture ◆ 10-4(F) Signage ➔ 10-5 Definitions Zone Districts: Base District Standards Intent District Standard Dimensional Standards Zone Districts: Overlay District Standards Intent District Standard Zone Districts: Downtown Overlay District ➔ Clarified applicability / exceptions ➔ Revised boundary ➔ Created standards specific the unique Downtown environment, including but not limited to: ◆ Permitted / prohibited uses ◆ Dimensional standards ◆ Basic building design standards ◆ Outdoor dining area standards Zone Districts: Downtown Overlay District ➔ Dimensional standards ➔ Basic building design standards ➔ Outdoor dining area standards Development Standards General ➔ Clarified applicability / exceptions across sections, e.g. what triggers compliance with the regs. ➔ Reorganized sections more clearly removed administrative/permit related materials as these will move into the Administration / Enforcement section released in Module ➔ Added illustrations, or placeholders for illustrations, that clarify complex regulations. Development Standards Parking ➔ Added shared parking reduction for parking requirements if peak parking demands of different uses don’t overlap. ➔ In Downtown, parking exemptions were removed and replaced with parking reductions. ➔ Permeable pavement options clarified. ➔ Required parking supply table updated to correspond with new use categories. Requirements are now tied to square footage rather than number of employees to allow to better quantify parking supply. Development Standards Parking Use New Standards Existing Standards Development Standards Access & Connectivity ➔ This section has been created to capture portions of existing development standards presently sprinkled throughout the code. Elements included in this section pertain to site access and connectivity e.g. how users of a site arrive at the use or structure they want to visit. ➔ Code elements included were revised for clarity, reorganized into tables, where feasible and graphics were created to allow better interpretation of the code. ➔ Overall, no new standards have been added Development Standards Landscaping & Screening ➔ Clarified minimum required landscape area and added a provision that allows phased development to only landscape the portion of the development being developed. ➔ Generally quantified the requirements for minimum landscape requirements, buffers, and screens. ➔ Added national best practices that were currently missing from the code, such as specific parking lot requirements and screening for service areas and mechanical equipment. Development Standards Landscaping & Screening Development Standards Fences & Walls ➔ Clarified the maximum height standards per site location. ➔ Added minimum material standards Development Standards Architecture ➔ Retained basic standards for single-family residential found in other sections of the code. ➔ Added architectural standards for Multi-family, mixed-use and non-residential structures. ➔ Architectural standards are based on best national practice and focus only on important building elements- eg. Primary entrances and facades, transparency (e.g. the amount of translucent windows required) Development Standards Signage ➔ Updated entire signage section to meet national best practice and brought them into compliance with new legal requirements ➔ Reorganized / updated on-premise sign standards ➔ Major updates to off- premise and temporary signs Development Standards Signage Project Scope / Schedule JANUARY- AUGUST SEPTEMBER/ Diagnostic OCTOBER MARCH ● Diagnostic Report: Draft Module 2 Report Module 1 Identify issue areas in existing code MARCH MAY Planning & Final Land ● Module 1: Draft Zone Zoning Development Commission Standards District & Use Regulations Meeting Submittal ● Module 2: Draft Zoning & Subdivision Standards ➔ Comments to be submitted by April 13th ➔ All Modules and opportunities to comment will be available on the City of Gallup website.  Thank you Denise Aten Katrina Arndt daten@bhinc.com katrinaa@dpsdesign.org 505-980-6065 505-923-3537 Aaron Sussman Jessica Lawlis asussman@bhinc.com jessicaj@dpsdesign.org 505-923-3341 505-338-5709 C.B. Strain cstrain@gallupnm.gov 505-863-1244