21 - Council Liaison to Paris Development Code P&Z Subcommittee

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Item No. 21 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP Director Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Discuss and Appoint Council Liaisons to Paris Development Code P&Z Subcommittee MTG. DATE: February 27, 2023 BACKGROUND At its 2/6/23 meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission discussed and formed a sub- committee consisting of 2 members to undertake a process to consolidate the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and other development design standards into a unified development code to be known as the Paris Development Code. The first organizing meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 2nd at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Why a Develo . ment Code A Development Code, which include traditional zoning and subdivision regulations and other city design standards, is a tool cities use to determine what is allowed to be built where. It generally regulates things like use (what can be done on a property), height (how tall a building can be), massing (how much three-dimensional space and lot coverage a building can occupy) and setbacks (how close the edges of a building can be to the property lines and other structures). It is also a mechanism for balancing competing private property interests. Achieving these goals depends on how well the development code aligns with the comprehensive plan, whether the code is up-to-date and relevant, ease for officials to interpret and administer, and clear for developers and the general public to understand and follow. A Zoning Ordinance says, in summary, how a piece of land can be used. A Subdivision Ordinance says, in summary, how a piece of land can be divided into smaller pieces or combined into larger pieces, and to create a legal building parcel. These two sets of rules determine the shape of the city and what individuals can do with their property. Page 1 of 4