CITY OF COOS BAY Community Development Department 500 Central Avenue Coos Bay, OR 97420 541.269.8918 www.coosbay.org STAFF REPORT TYPE IV - Development Code Amendments Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City of Coos Bay as follows: HEARING BODY: Planning Commission DATE & TIME: September 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: City Council Chambers, Coos Bay City Hall, 500 Central Avenue APPLICANT: City of Coos Bay, 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420 SUBJECT: Amendments to the Land Development Code - Application #187-ZONlS-029 Proposed amendments to the Coos Bay Development Code that include revisions to procedures, definitions, property development standards and use tables in the LDR-6, LDR-8.5 (including the adding the use "Accessory Dwelling Unit"), Medium Density Residential, Medical Park, Mixed, Waterfront Heritage, Commercial and Industrial zones. Amendments are also proposed to the Replat/Property Line Adjustment, Home Occupation, Signs, Off-Street Parking, Flood Damage Prevention, Supplementary Development Standards, Manufactured Home Special Siting Standards. I. PROPOSAL The proposed amendments to the Coos Bay Development Code (Land Use application #187-ZON18- 0029). The amendments include revisions to procedures, definitions, property development standards and use tables in the LDR-6, LDR-8.S (including the adding the use "Accessory Dwelling Unit"), Medium Density Residential, Medical Park, Mixed, Waterfront Heritage, Commercial and Industrial zones. Amendments are also proposed to the Replat/Property Line Adjustment, Home Occupation, Signs, Off-Street Parking, Flood Damage Prevention, Supplementary Development Standards, Manufactured Home Special Siting Standards. II. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Coos Bay Municipal Code Chapter 17.130 Procedures Coos Bay Municipal Code Chapter 17.215 Plan Amendments Coos Bay Comprehensive Plan 2000 - Volume I State Wide Planning Goals that apply to the amendments PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT #187-ZON18-029 1 Ill. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff prepared the following report based on the applicant's submittal, the City of Coos Bay Comprehensive Plan, City of Coos Bay Land Development Code and the Statewide Planning Goals. These findings shall be used by the Planning Commission to justify their recommendation. Staff finds that there is sufficient evidence in the record upon which an approval can be based and therefore recommends that the Planning Commission recommend the City Council approve application #187-ZON18-029 as submitted. IV. PLAN AMENMENTS AND ZONE CHANGES: FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The following is a list of the decision criteria applicable to the request as stated in Coos Bay Municipal Code, Chapter 17.215. Each of the criteria is followed by findings or justification statements which may be adopted by the Planning Commission to support their conclusions. Although each of the findings or justification statements specifically applies to one of the decision criteria, any of the statements may be used to support the Commission's recommendation. Based on their conclusions the Planning Commission must recommend approval, conditionally approval, or denial of the application. SECTION 17.380 AMENMENTS TO THE PLAN AND/OR THIS TITLE: FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The following is a list of the decision criteria applicable to the request as stated in Coos Bay Municipal Code, Chapter 17.380. Each of the criteria is followed by findings or justification statements which may be adopted by the City Council to support their conclusions. Although each of the findings or justification statements specifically applies to one of the decision criteria, any of the statements may be used to support the Commission's final decision. Based on their conclusions the City Council must approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application. DECISION CRITERION (A): The proposed amendment is consistent with the applicable policies of the comprehensive plan or that a significant change in circumstances requires an amendment to the plan or map: STATEMENTS OF FACT AND FINDINGS: Al. The Development Code was adopted by Ordinance 94, in 1987, and it had a number of minor amendments and interpretations of the Code. There has been a number of changes in State and Federal regulation over the years in land use definitions; development practices; law cases within the State of Oregon regarding land use procedures and related areas that resulted in a Development Code that was outdated in some area. The City received a State Assistance Grant in 2014 that helped fund a complete Development Code rewrite that was completed in March of 2016. PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT #187-ZON18-029 2 The intent of the rewrite was to provide a new land use review format which will be easier for applicants to follow; Provide clear and objective language for applicants; Establish conformity within the pre-application process; Delete many unnecessary reviews for proposed uses; Delete some of the unnecessary zonings within the City; and comply with a multitude of provisions of the Comprehensive Plan. Since the Adoption of the Development Code Amendments of 2016, staff and the Planning Commission has found a number of sections in the adopted code where information was improperly converted and information that was inadvertently left out of the adopted code. The proposed amendments (Attachment A) are intended to relist uses that were let out, correct procedures that are unnecessarily restrictive and align listed uses with definitions. The proposed amendments will also lessen procedures for Type Ill procedures, by eliminating the requirement to publish request and post subject property, which is not required by the State. A2 . The proposed amendments are intended to correct errors regarding allowed uses, update procedures, clean up the definition section, etc. that resulted from the March 2016 revisions. The proposed amendments will also bring the Development Code in to compliance with updated State laws regarding "Accessory Dwelling Units" and comply with updated FEMA maps and FIRM report. A3 . The proposed new section for "Accessory Dwelling Units" will comply with applicable policies of the comprehensive plan regarding expanding/enhancing residential uses types and proposed amendments to the process section of the Development Code will streamline the public process. DECISION CRITERION (B): The proposed amendment is in the public interest. STATEMENTS OF FACT AND FINDINGS: Bl. Since the Adoption of the Development Code Amendments of 2016, staff has found a number of sections in the adopted code where information was improperly converted and information that was inadvertently left out of the adopted code. For example, the prior Development Code had progressive commercial zoning (Central, General and Industrial). The list of permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses from one zone were included in the next zones list by reference. When the Development Code was revised in March of 2016, the use tables were not combined, so uses in the now "Industrial-Commercial (1-C) zone is incomplete. The proposed amendments (Attachment A) are intended to add back the excluded uses, correct procedures that are unnecessarily restrictive (such as maximum lot sizes in the residential zones and increased setbacks in the commercial zone) and align uses with definitions. The proposed amendments will also lessen procedures for Type Ill procedures, by eliminating the requirement to publish request and post subject property, which is not required by the State. PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT #187-ZON18-029 3 B2. The State adopted regulation regarding "Accessory Dwelling Unit" that became effective on July 1, 2018. The proposed addition of Section 17 .316 Accessory Dwelling Units outlines regulation/standards that will bring our Development Code into compliance with the new land use laws (See Attachment "B"). B3. On June 7, 2018 the City received notice that the proposed modified flood hazard determinations affecting the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report became final and will become effective as of December 7, 2018. The proposed amendment to Section 17.347.080, will bring our Flood Damage Prevention Section of the Development Ordinance into compliance with FEMA regulations by updating the effective date of the FIRM and FIS documents (See Attachment C}. DECISION CRITERION (C): Approval of the amendment will not result in a decrease in the level-of­ service for capital facilities and services identified in the Coos Bay capital improvement plan(s). STATEMENTS OF FACT AND FINDINGS: Cl. Development codes are meant to provide a framework for planned development to occur. The proposed updates will bring the Development Code it into compliance with State and FEMA regulations. It also corrects error made in the prior (March 2016) update and organizes section to make it easier for the general public to locate needed information. As additional issues arise over time within this code they will be corrected through this public process as needed. C2 . The majority of the proposed amendments will not have an effect on the level of service for capital facilities and services. The only proposed amendment that may have an affect the level-of-service for capital facilities and services identified in the Coos Bay capital improvement plan is the added use of "Accessory Dwelling Unit" which the City is now required to allow as a result of Oregon Senate Bill 1051. The proposed uses type will be considered/included in