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Zoning Ordinance
Amendments
The Planning Commission has begun work
to update Edina’s zoning
ordinance. The goals of the zoning ordinance revisions are to bring it
into compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, make the City’s development
process more clear, consider a Planned Unit Development District ordinance to
allow flexibility from standard zoning in exchange for strengthened City
control over development, resolve the procedural issue of the Zoning Board
of Appeals taking final action on large development projects requiring
variances, and add performance standards.
The Planning Commission is forming a committee of the
whole to recommend changes to the zoning ordinance. When a meeting is
indicated in this process chart, it is intended that it be a meeting of the
committee, not a meeting of the Commission. During the
process, which is outlined below, there will be opportunities for the public
to participate and offer comments and suggestions. Meetings of the
Zoning Ordinance Update Committee (ZOUC) are open to the public. Time will
be reserved for public comment at the end of each meeting’s agenda.
DOCUMENTS
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Meeting Topics |
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Wetland Setback |
Download information on the discussion of Wetland Setback. |
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Variance Process Review |
Download information on the discussion of the Variance Process Review. |
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Tree Preservation |
Download information on the discussion of tree preservation. |
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Traffic/Parking Review |
Download information on the discussion of the Traffic/Parking Review. |
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Sustainable
Design |
Download information on the discussion of Sustainable Design. |
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Staff Meeting(s) with Developers |
Download information on the discussion of Staff Meeting(s) with
Developers |
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Role of Heritage Preservation Board |
Download information on the discussion of the role of the Heritage
Preservation Board. |
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Role of Energy & Environment Commission |
Download information on the discussion of the Role of the Energy &
Environment Commission. |
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Planned Unit Development (PUD) |
Download information on the discussion of Planned Unit Developments. |
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Public Hearings |
Download information on the discussion of Public Hearings. |
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Neighbors |
Download information on the discussion about the Requirement for
Developers to Meet With Neighbors. |
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List of Conditions |
Download information on the discussion of List of Conditions Required
by the City. |
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Driveway Width |
Download information on the discussion of Driveway Width. |
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Oct. 14, 2009 Community Input Session Documents |
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Summary |
Download a summary of key issues raised at the meeting. |
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PowerPoint |
Download the PowerPoint presentation given at the meeting. |
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Worksheets |
Download worksheets. Fill them in and return to the Planning
Department! |
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Worksheets |
Download worksheets completed at the meeting. |
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Work Plan |
Download the work plan. |
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Meeting Minutes |
Download meeting minutes from the Sept. 9 meeting. |
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Notes and Summaries |
Download work session notes and summaries of key issues raised at the
May 13, June 10, July 29 and Aug. 12 meetings. |
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Meeting Schedule |
Download the ZOUC meeting schedule. |
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Proposed Table of Contents |
Download a proposed table of contents for the Zoning Ordinance and a
draft flow chart of the development review process. |
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PROCESS
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Stage |
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Assessment and
Information Gathering
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1 |
Compile a list of modifications required to
bring zoning ordinance into conformance with Comprehensive Plan;
identify, from a Planning Commission perspective, other areas of the
zoning ordinance requiring revision or update; analyze the
development review process to identify deficiencies from a City
perspective
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: This task has been largely
accomplished, but may need to be more definitively memorialized. |
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2 |
Engage representatives from various segments of
the development community in a forum aimed at gaining their insights
into the city’s development review process and zoning requirements
Involvement: Planning Commission,
development community representatives (retail, office, industrial,
multi-family residential, single family residential, and
institutional)
Timing: Zoning Ordinance Update
Committee (ZOUC) meeting on May 13, 2009 |
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3 |
Invite other City commissions to ZOUC meeting(s)
to identify directions for zoning revisions consistent with their
goals and the City’s regulatory needs, and to review other
directions under consideration by each commission
Involvement: Planning Commission, other
commissions
Timing: Beginning with ZOUC meeting on
June 10, 2009, and continuing through August 2009 |
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4 |
Conduct a community meeting to share the
process of updating the zoning ordinance with the Edina community,
to solicit input regarding anticipated changes or areas of potential
change, and seek local insights into City development review process
and zoning requirements
Involvement: Planning Commission,
general public (residents, business owners, property owners)
Timing: September 2009 |
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5 |
Conduct a workshop with City Council to review
input gathered from Stage 1, and to solicit further input regarding
the City’s development review process and zoning requirements
Involvement: Planning Commission, City
Council |
Formulation of
Potential Revisions
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6 |
Develop draft revisions required to align the
zoning ordinance with the Comprehensive Plan
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: Complete by Oct. 14, 2009 |
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7 |
Develop draft revisions or recommend
alternatives to the zoning ordinances focusing on performance
standards; form subcommittees to develop recommendations for
revisions or additions for areas of the ordinance where direct input
from other commissions provides a greater degree of specificity or
insight for the proposed revision
Involvement: Planning Commission, other
commissions
Timing: Complete by Nov. 11, 2009 |
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8 |
Frame a development review process that
addresses deficiencies identified during the first stage of the
zoning ordinance update
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: Complete by Jan. 13, 2010 |
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9 |
Formulate draft recommendations for changes to
the zoning ordinance and development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: Complete by Feb. 9, 2010 |
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10 |
Conduct a workshop with City Council to review
input offered during Stage 2 and draft recommendations for changes
to the zoning ordinance and development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission, City
Council
Timing: Late February 2010 |
Evaluation of
Potential Revisions
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11 |
Conduct a community meeting to share draft
recommendations for changes to the zoning ordinance with the Edina
community and the development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission,
general public (residents, business owners, property owners)
Timing: Late March 2010 |
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12 |
Invite development community representatives to
a forum to review the draft recommendations of changes to the
zoning ordinance and the development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission,
development community representatives (retail, office, industrial,
multi-family residential, single family residential, and
institutional)
Timing: ZOUC meeting on April 13, 2010 |
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13 |
Conduct a workshop(s) with other City
commissions to review the draft recommendations for changes to the
zoning ordinance and the development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission, other
commissions
Timing: ZOUC meeting on May 12, 2010 |
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14 |
Prepare recommendations for changes to the
zoning ordinance and development review process based on input from
community, development community representatives, City Council, and
other city commissions
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: ZOUC meeting on June 9, 2010 |
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15 |
Conduct a workshop with City Council to
informally evaluate the potential revisions to the development
review process and zoning ordinances
Involvement: Planning Commission, City
Council
Timing: Late June 2010 |
Confirmation
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16 |
Distribute recommendations for changes to the
zoning ordinances and the development review process to other city
commissions; request a formal review and recommendation by each
reviewing commission
Involvement: Planning Commission, other
commissions
Timing: July and August 2010 |
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17 |
Develop final recommendations for changes to
the zoning ordinances and the development review process based on
the formal review by other city commissions
Involvement: Planning Commission
Timing: ZOUC meeting on Sept. 8, 2010 |
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18 |
Conduct regulatory hearings at the Planning
Commission and City Council to adopt the recommended changes to the
zoning ordinances and development review process
Involvement: Planning Commission, City
Council
Timing: Early November 2010 |
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Assumptions and Notes |
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The timeline indicated should be considered an
approximate schedule, and is subject to change to accommodate
additional input, information gathering, and exploration of
potential revisions. The schedule will be updated as final dates
are identified. |
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As the process for updating the City’s zoning
ordinance proceeds, the ZOUC may determine that further input is
required to fully understand the issues and potential directions for
change, and that additional opportunities for gaining input and
sharing directions for potential changes will be required. The
process will be updated as the need for additional meetings,
workshops, or other input or review opportunities are identified. |
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