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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION At its April 13, 2017 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted a public hearing and considered the proposed ordinance. The PZC voted 4-0 to recommend that the BCC adopt the proposed ordinance with a minor revision to add one additional comma for clarification (see attachment #2). The suggested revision has been made to the proposed ordinance. The BCC is now to conduct a public hearing, consider the proposed ordinance, and approve, approve with modifications, or deny the proposed ordinance. ANALYSIS The current subdivision platting process is a multi -step process, and applies to both commercial and residential property. The first step is the pre -application conference meeting which involves review of the subdivision's conceptual layout and a determination of overall "big picture" requirements that may apply. The next step is the preliminary plat which provides the general layout and design of the subdivision, and requires Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) review and approval. The third step is the Land Development Permit (LDP) which involves submittal of a detailed set of construction plans for all required infrastructure (e.g. roads, drainage improvements, utilities, and landscaping/buffering), and is reviewed and approved at the staff level. The final step is review and approval of the final plat which is a legal document that legally describes and divides the property into separate lots and tracts, and establishes easements, ownership and access rights, and maintenance obligations. Final plats require BCC approval. That approval is not granted until required infrastructure is either completed or substantially, completed with remaining items guaranteed by a posted security. The proposed regulation provides an optional site plan review process (see attachment #2) for commercial lot splits that will be an alternative to the subdivision platting process. Residential properties are not affected by the proposed amendment. For residential property, the expected end - product is a number of independent, buildable lots that are fully -served and supported by all necessary infrastructure; those items will continue to be addressed through the current platting process. Unlike conventional single-family residential property, development of commercial property is controlled by the site plan review and approval process. Thus, under the proposed amendment, commercial lot splits and associated layout and infrastructure requirements will be reviewed through the site plan review process, without the need for a full subdivision plat review, subject to certain conditions. As structured, the ordinance change will continue to allow a commercial property owner to go through the full subdivision platting process which can be advantageous for establishing common areas and easements, and for legally describing and marketing commercial building lots. If adopted, the new regulation will allow county staff to review and approve certain divisions of commercial properties through the site plan process, instead of the full subdivision platting process. It should be noted that the proposed commercial lot split site plan alternative will not completely replace formally platted commercial subdivisions. In practice, most divisions of large commercial properties will still be reviewed and approved through the subdivision platting process. Also, most changes or 2 P162