| 6/2/2021 |
Clark County Zoning Commission
| No Action
Agenda note: SUBJECT MATTER/RECOMMENDATION: In the matter of the recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners receive a report on the Transform Clark County Title 30 Assessment for the Development Code Rewrite, and direct staff accordingly. (For possible action):
DISCUSSION: Following introduction of the item, Matt Goebel and Paul Donegan from Clarion Associates presented a report to the Board regarding the code assessment including the project timeline; held meetings with the public, County staff, and officials; the Title 30 rewrite calendar included code assessment during June of 2021, drafting the development code during the fall of 2021 through the summer of 2022, and adopting and implementing the code during the fall and winter of 2022; purpose of the Code Assessment was to identify strengths and weaknesses of current development regulations, identify potential solutions and best practices, and provide a detailed outline for a new unified code; summary of recommendations was organized into themes including the overarching goal to implement the master plan, create a more user-friendly code (organization, improve page layout), tailor the development quality standards, fine-tune the zoning districts (clarify the intent, update uses, maintain what works and eliminate what has not worked, protect neighborhood character), ensure consistent and efficient procedures, modernize the land use tables, and achieve more sustainable development.
Discussion was held regarding preservation of rural and outlying land use, conversion process, public outreach, the desired character within the districts, incorporate legislative initiatives into the code; and further discussed the complexity of the master use code table and ways to make the information more accessible to the public.
Matt Goebel and Paul Donegan further advised that the land uses needed to be well-defined, modernized, include conditional use standards, and be easier to locate within the code; update development quality standards; adapt the standards based on the context and location to reflect the County’s diversity; establish access, connectivity, and circulation standards, consolidate subdivision standards, and rewrite sign code; ensure consistent and efficient procedures; consider opportunities for streamlining; and establish clear standards for approval; achieve more sustainable development (offer incentives or provide flexibility through a menu of options); and the next steps will be drafting the development code in installments with public review and input at each step of the process.
Discussion continued regarding topics including rural and outlying areas providing input in the development of the code; water usage and preservation; staff reports will be modified to reflect the code changes; and flexibility for historical preservation of older buildings. | |
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