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TC): The. Honorable Members DATE: January 30, 1984 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 23(h) OF THE SUBJECT: ZONING CODE FROM; Robert M. Keating, AICP61� EIVCES: Amend. Sec.23 (h) Planning & Development D 1 DIS:RMK It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of February 8, 1984. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: Several months ago, the Board of County Commissioners directed the staff to review Section 23(h) of the Zoning Code and recommend needed changes. Relating to time limits of approved site plans, Section 23(h) failed to address --several issues associated with the status of approved plans. - Specifically, Section 23(h) did not adequately define commencement of con- struction, did not provide for the suspension or abandonment of construction, and did not adequately establish a procedure for addressing site plan transfers. After review of the existing ordinance and consideration of the objectives to be attained, the staff recommended a major revision of Section 23(h). This proposed ordinance revision was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 10, 1983. At that time, however, there was some question as to the proposed requirements for site plan transfers, so the Commission directed the staff to reconsider that provision _and revise it, if necessary. After further analysis, the staff revised the proposed amendment to Section 23(h) and submitted it to the Planning.and Zoning Commission for review and action. On January 12, 1984, the Commission unanimously approved the proposed ordinance to amend Section 23(h) and recommended adoption of this ordinance to the County Commission. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: As recommended, the proposed amendment would define the com- mencement of construction, limit extensions of approved site plans to one twelve (12) month period, define the abandonment -or suspension of construction, and provide for the termination of site plan approval where construction has been abandoned for more than six months. The amendment would also provide for the transfer of site plan approval upon notification given to the staff as to the new owner and the owner's agent. Because of concerns expressed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the staff has recommended one additional change to the amended version of Section 23(h). This change would exempt large phased developments from the six month suspension or abandonment provision applicable to site plans. Basically, this change allows more than six months of inactivi- ty %to occur between phases of a large development, if the project were approved in that manner. RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the proposed ordinance amending Section 23(h) of the' Zoning Code. 21 FEB 8 1984 56 PAGE 92