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TO: FROM: The Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners Robert M. Keating, Planning & Develox DATE: May 6, 1985 SUBJECT: AICPRM/( ,ent Director FILE: ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT DECISIONMAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES SECTION OF THE NEW ZONING CODE It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commission- ers at their regular meeting of May 15, 1985. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The Decisionmaking.and Administrative Bodies Section is a new part of the County's zoning code. Although this section incorporates various aspects of the present code, particular- ly those aspects relating to the' Board of County Commission- ers, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, variances, and rezon- ings, this draft section is more detailed and comprehensive than the criteria in the present code. As written, this draft section of the code does not represent significant changes to the structure or function of the County's decisionmaking and administrative bodies. It does, however, formally delineate the current responsibilities, functions, composition, powers, and duties of the various decisionmaking and administrative bodies. In addition, this draft section of the new code establishes procedures for rezonings, variances, and public hearings. Besides these procedures, this section sets standards for review for rezonings and variances. While not making substantive changes, this draft section of the code does specify the criteria to be used by the County's appointed boards in making decisions; it specifically delineates accepted proce- dures and time frames, and it modifies the rezoning process to more closely correspond to state statutes. On April 11, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed Decisionmaking and Administrative Bodies section of the new zoning code, as amended. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In preparing this section of the code, the consultant an- alyzed the County's existing ordinances, procedures, and standards as well as considering various other alternatives. Besides the consultant's work, the staff analyzed -the initial draft and made various modifications. Finally, revisions were made based upon a series of three public workshop meetings held on this matter. Through this process, a complete analysis addressing all viable alternatives for the various procedures and standards was undertaken. The result is a draft section of the new zoning code that will facili- tate implementation of the code by formalizing the County's decisionmaking and administrative criteria as it relates to the zoning ordinance. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed Decisionmaking and Administrative Bodies Section of the new zoning code. 45 y MAY 15 1985 BOOK 60 95)7