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

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The City of Paris is working to combine and mesh these two sets of rules into a single Development Code to be known as the Paris Development Code (PDC). Updating the land use regulations in this way will help the City of Paris implement all S points set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan Purpose Section. Specifically the plan sets forth the following to ensure strategic goals can be attained: • Paris' existing Zoning Ordinance was initially adopted in 1945, and it has been amended many times. • There are new types of land use not addressed by the current ordinance. • The ordinance is difficult for infrequent users to understand. • It can be improved by adding clear charts, tables and illustrations. • Updates are needed to address the mixed use properties and other new ideas proposed in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The existing Subdivision Ordinance was adopted in 1974, and it has been amended many times since adoption. The current Subdivision Ordinance's processes must be updated to reflect current state law. It contains sections that could be better aligned with the Zoning Ordinance. A Unified Development Code or the PDC will: • Share a common definition section. • Combine issues, such as landscaping and setback discussions, into a single set of rules. • Place all related regulations into a single ordinance, eliminating duplication of resources while making it clear and easier to find all in one organized set of regulations. Purpose and Goals The purpose of this PDC is to unify the City's development regulations into a single document and to reduce repetition and conflict among various ordinances. Additionally, the PDC will be intended to implement the City of Paris Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Plans, Water and Wastewater plans and any other City adopted plans. The PDC will consolidate the regulations pertaining to land use and development and make the City's regulations and requirements more convenient to access, use, distribute, and read. Purpose of Engineering Standard Details (ESD) is to provide Developers, Engineers and Architects the option to have pre -approved detail standards for their construction projects to expedite the review process, provide minimum standards and have uniformity in the design and construction of developments within the City of Paris. It will also save cost to developers by standardizing certain types of construction thereby no longer requiring the same to be designed every time by the developer or general contractor's engineer. Page 2 of 4