HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2714 Re ad hoc committee report on streamlining planning review process: 9-19-88
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2714
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA, REGARDING THE AD HOC COMMITTEE
REPORT ON STREAMLINING THE CITY OF BOZEMAN'S PLANNING
REVIEW PROCESS.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Bozeman, Montana, adopted a
resolution on March 14, 1988 appointing an Ad Hoc Review Process Committee to
"create a proposed model for the revamping of our review process"; and
WHEREAS, said committee has met in excess of 25 times, conducted
extensive interviews with elected members of both the City and County
Commissions and staff and examined Montana statutes as well as local regulatory
ordinances; and
WHEREAS, said committee has identified a series of inter-related
problems requiring integrated solutions; and
WH EREAS, having acknowledged the receipt of the Ad Hoc Committee
report,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission:
1) Request the Ad Hoc Committee members to facilitate and further the
recommendations to the appropriate City and County advisory and governing
boards to provide continuity in the various planning processes.
2) Recognize that staff, prior to this report, had begun to address
some of these concerns.
3) Create a Development Review Committee (DRC) t as advised t and
establish its structured review process as soon as practical.
4) Establish joint regularly scheduled meetings of city-county staffs
and commissions.
5) Would like the following items addressed in the Master Plan review
process:
a. Re-alignment of the City zoning and planning jurisdiction in
coordination with a "growth area" County planning district;
b. consideration of the other recommended Master Plan
amendments.
6) Desires a rewrite of the Zone Codes immediately following the
completion of the Master Plan update.
7) Consider objective Performance Standards as a replacement for "T"
districts, with an increased use of an "in-house" staff review.
8) Explore, through the Ad Hoc Committee and staff a Tiered Review
Process.
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9) With the assistance of the Ad Hoc Committee and staff, seek the
formation of a single Planning and Zoning Board in consultation with the
City I County Planning Board and City Zoning Commission. Additionally, with
the County Commission, seek a legal opinion from the City Attorney and County
Attorney regarding the statutorily required number of public hearings for such
a board. Based upon the opinion, the County and City Commission may request
legislative change.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of September 1988.
ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Commission
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