CITY OF MILTON UDC CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION

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1 CITY OF MILTON UDC CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Prepared for the City of Snellville Prepared for the City of Milton by TSW and Pond & Company May 8, 2017

2 CONSULTANT TEAM City Council Work Session 2

3 WHAT IS A UDC? UDC = Unified Development Code A UDC is a way of organizing the regulations that guide development, but it does not presuppose or limit what those regulations are. Milton s UDC will be crafted to meet Milton s needs. UDCs typically consists of zoning and subdivision regulations consolidated into a single document. They frequently contains environmental regulations. as well.

4 WHY WOULD WE WANT A UDC? Consistency Public policy Procedures, permits Definitions One stop shop Documents in the same place Cross-referenced and clickable Opportunity to change intended audience Less focus on lawyers, more focus on daily users

5 PROCESS Phase 4 Code Drafting City Council Work Session 5

6 TONIGHT S AGENDA What have we learned? Where are we heading? Are we on track? City Council Work Session 6

7 What have we learned? City Council Work Session 7

8 EXISTING PLANS Comprehensive Plan 2016 Plan Update Future Land Use Map/Future Community Map Deerfield/Highway 9 LCI Study State Route 9 North Visioning Study Crabapple LCI Crabapple Placemaking Plan City Council Work Session 8

9 EXISTING REGULATIONS Chapter 10 Building Chapter 20 Environment Chapter 22 Fire Prevention and Protection Chapter 48 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places Chapter 50 Subdivisions, as amended Chapter 54 Telecommunications Chapter 56 Traffic and Vehicles Chapter 60 Vegetation Chapter 64 Zoning City Council Work Session 9

10 VARIANCES Variance history Variance types Hardship criteria City Council Work Session 10

11 STAKEHOLDER INPUT Stakeholder interviews Staff feedback TECHNICAL REVIEW Literal reading of the regulations for form and content City Council Work Session 11

12 KEY STRENGTHS Current regulations do a good job at supporting the Comprehensive Plan and small area plans. Strong rural character and neighborhood protections exist. City government is extremely well run and staff are quite helpful. Milton has most of the needed tools City Council Work Session 12

13 OPPORTUNIITES FOR IMPROVEMENT Language and Format Graphics Usability Strategic Content Changes City Council Work Session 13

14 Where are we heading? City Council Work Session 14

15 PROPOSED UDC TABLE OF CONTENTS Article 1. General Provisions Article 2. Rules Applicable to All Districts Article 3. Agricultural Districts Article 4. Residential Districts Article 5. Business Districts Article 6. Special Purpose Districts Article 7. Form Based Codes Article 8. Use Provisions Zoning Ordinance City Council Work Session 15

16 PROPOSED UDC TABLE OF CONTENTS Article 9. Site Development Article 10. Streets and Public Improvements Article 11. Environment Article 12. Buildings and Fire Article 13. Administration Article 14. Definitions Zoning Ordinance (Portions) City Council Work Session 16

17 DOCUMENT USABILITY Plain Language Drafting Graphics and Tables Page Layout Internal Consistency Common definitions As practical and allowed by State model ordinances City Council Work Session 17

18 CHAPTER 10 BUILDINGS CONSIDERATIONS Incorporates appropriate building codes. Ensures that renovated and new buildings are safe for occupants City Council Work Session 18

19 CHAPTER 10 BUILDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS Update references to specific code names and editions. Work with staff to: Update standards for special historic buildings and use of the International Existing Building Code. Review and update penalties to make sure they are enforceable and effective. Update administrative requirements related to license requirements and certificates of occupancy to provide greater clarity. Update Minor Repairs language to clarify what activities are not considered minor repairs. Update trenching requirements to provide greater clarity City Council Work Session 19

20 CHAPTER 20 ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS Five articles based on state models. Most are current except Article 2 Minor conflicting provisions. RECOMMENDATIONS Combine text in one place. Work with staff on minor technical updates City Council Work Session 20

21 CHAPTER 20: ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS Clarify the ownership for stormwater infrastructure and management measures on private property. RECOMMENDATIONS Develop an extent of service defining City vs. Private ownership. Define and ownership within Maintenance Agreement. Establish minimum maintenance requirements City Council Work Session GSSM, Appendix E 21

22 CHAPTER 20: ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS There is a desire Promote aesthetically-pleasing stormwater management measures. RECOMMENDATIONS Create incentives if development incorporate stormwater management measures as an amenity feature or underground facility. Establish minimum maintenance plan and schedule per a Mmaintenance agreement. Require facility access easements necessary to perform maintenance. Develop enforcement response procedures when maintenance is not performed City Council Work Session 22

23 CHAPTER 48: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES CONSIDERATIONS Chapter recently updated. Clear and concise with graphics. Addition of gravel road standards City Council Work Session 23

24 CHAPTER 48: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES RECOMMENDATIONS Provide general website address to access GDOT specifications. Remove references to specific editions of standards and manuals. Update Functional Classification Map (roads) annually. Establish a standard for gravel road maintenance and construction. From USDOT/FHWA August 2015 Gravel Roads Construction & Maintenance Guide City Council Work Session 24

25 CHAPTER 50: SUBDIVISIONS CONSIDERATIONS Regulations on streets, blocks, and lots are clear. There are some conflicts with formbased code subdivision regulations in Chapter 64 Zoning City Council Work Session 25

26 CHAPTER 50: SUBDIVISIONS RECOMMENDATIONS Identify where form-based codes may require alternatives to Chapter 50 standards (i.e. lot frontage requirements, street design). Update connectivity and access standards City Council Work Session 26

27 CHAPTER 50: SUBDIVISIONS RECOMMENDATIONS Reference Traffic Calming Policy & Procedures Manual in Sec and remove list of requirements Make Sec Streetlights and pedestrian lighting its own section City Council Work Session 27

28 CHAPTER 64 ZONING CONSIDERATIONS Milton has many tools to protect its character. AG-1, Rural Viewshed, TDRs, form-based codes The Zoning Ordinance has some leftovers from Fulton County s ordinance which are no longer needed. Districts, terms, regulations Use regulations need usability improvements. Scattered text, unclear cross-references There are several areas where the text could be updated City Council Work Session 28

29 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Eliminate unused districts. A Medium density apartment A-1 Apartment dwelling A-L Apartment limited dwelling A-O Apartment office MIX Mixed use C-2 Commercial M-1 Light industrial M-1A Industrial park M-2 Heavy industrial Create an Equestrian zoning district. Eliminate unused regulations. Landfills, transfer stations, quarries, and surface mining sites Large-Scale Retail/Service Commercial Structures and Developments Inclusionary Zoning City Council Work Session 29

30 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Consolidate use provisions into a new article. Make use of tables. Group similar uses. Commercial, agricultural, residential, etc. Define uses. Evaluate the need for use permits. Provide clear cross-references to any use standards City Council Work Session 30

31 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Create or update open space/amenity requirements for all residential subdivisions, in the Rural Milton Overlay, and in the form-based districts. Work with City staff to determine specific requirements City Council Work Session 31

32 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Form-Based Codes. Clarify the difference between parking structures and underground/basement parking. Clarify Special District requirements. Develop standards for the maximum percentage of lots that may front a Civic Space City Council Work Session 32

33 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Fencing. Clean up fencing requirements in various code sections. Parking. Work with staff to review and update parking requirements, particularly in mixed-use settings. Sign Ordinance. Improve sign regulation usability City Council Work Session 33

34 CHAPTER 64 ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS Procedures Establish what it means when City Council hears variances for up to five lots or up to 10% of the lots in a subdivision, whichever is less by clarifying if this is intended to be the maximum number of lots to hear at one time or cumulatively. Add an allowance to modify a variance in Division 2, Sec Work with staff to explore if zoning modifications should be heard by the Planning Commission prior to going to City Council. Clean up rezoning and use permit notification requirements City Council Work Session 34

35 OTHER CODE RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter 22 Fire Protection Explore if incentives can be created for sprinklers in single-family houses. Chapter 54 Telecommunications Develop new standards for small cell towers. Update the procedures for permitting small antennas. Chapter 56 Traffic and Vehicles Change all references to Public Safety to Police. Chapter 60 Vegetation Incorporate ongoing tree ordinance updates City Council Work Session 35

36 Are we on track? City Council Work Session 36

37 NEXT STEPS Refine the Diagnostic Report, as needed. Confirm final direction with staff. Begin the code writing process. Changes from existing regulations will be tracked. Changes from subsequent UDC version will also be tracked City Council Work Session 37