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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1880ORDINANCE NO. VggD AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING CHAPTER 17.08.010 WHEREAS, the changes in this ordinance are intended to bring the City's zoning code into conformance with the procedures set out in state law and nationally recognized standards, and WHEREAS, the City's land use procedures currently contain requirements that are outdated and prevent the City from acting efficiently and flexibly to best serve the interests of the City's residents, and WHEREAS, the changes contained within the new ordinance will allow the City to act in accordance with best practices in efficiently processing and considering land use matters, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the residents of Central Point that the City's land use procedures be improved and the immediate application of the revised City procedures will be advantageous to the population as a whole; and WHEREAS, findings have been prepared (Exhibit `B") supporting a determination that the new ordinance as presented in Exhibit "A — Amendment No. 1" is consistent with all applicable State Wide Planning Goals, the City of Central Point's Comprehensive Plan Elements, the City of Central Point Zoning Code, and the Transportation Planning Rule. WHEREAS, findings have been prepared (Exhibit "B") supporting a determination that the new ordinance as presented in Exhibit "A — Amendment No. 1" is consistent with all applicable State Wide Planning Goals, the City of Central Point's Comprehensive Plan Elements, the City of Central Point Zoning Code, and the Transportation Planning Rule. NOW THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN CHANGES TO SECTION 17.08.0 10 AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A — AMENDMENT NO. I") Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this _aT day of 2006. ATTEST: r Mayor Hank illiams City Recorder O' Approved by me this day of d , 2006. Mayor Hank illiams EXHIBIT "A" City of Central Point Text Amendments to Chapters 16 and 17 of the Municipal Code July 27, 2006 AMENDMENT 1 CHAPTER 17.08 DEFINITIONS Section 17.08.010 Definitions, Specific Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). "Accessory Dwelling Unit," means an attached or detached unit that provides complete independent living facilities and that serves as an accessory use to a primary single dwelling unit. Accessory Dwelling Units differ from guest quarters, which do not provide independent living facilities. Anchor Tenant. "Anchor Tenant" means a Large Retail Establishment such as a national or regional chain store strategically placed in a shopping center so as to generate the most customers for all of the stores located in the Shopping Center. Retail Establishment, Large. A retail establishment (General Merchandise Sales), a retail grocery establishment (Food and Beverage Sales), or an establishment with a combination of both uses, with a floor area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or greater, which includes gross floor area, outdoor storage areas, and any outside area which provides associated services to the public, such as, but not limited to, outdoor merchandise display, snack bars, etc. The floor area does not include motor vehicle parking or loading areas. For the purposes of determining the applicability of the thirty thousand (30,000) square foot floor area, the aggregate square footage of all adjacent stores, which share checkstands, management, a controlling ownership interest, and storage areas, shall be considered one establishment, e.g., a plant nursery associated with a general merchandise store, such as a home improvement store shall be considered one establishment. Shopping Center. "Shopping Center" means a group of commercial establishments planned, developed, owned or managed as a unit; related in location, size and types of shops to the trade area it serves; and including an overall landscaping and parking plan and other design elements intended to tie the individual stores into the total "center" concept. Shopping Center Anchor Tenant Ratio. "Shopping Center Anchor Tenant Ratio" is the share of a shopping center's total gross floor area that is attributable to its anchor tenants. Exhibit "A" Shopping Center, Community. "Shopping Center, Community" is a shopping center with 2 or more anchor tenants and having a total gross floor area of not less than 100,000 sq. ft. and not more than 300,000 sq. ft. with a maximum anchor tenant ratio of 50%. Shopping Center, Neighborhood. "Shopping Center, Neighborhood" is a shopping center designed to provide convenience shopping for the day-to-day needs of consumers in the immediate neighborhood and having one (1) or more anchor tenants and having a total gross floor area of not less than 50,000 sq. ft. and not more than 80,000 sq. ft. with a maximum anchor tenant ratio of 60%. Shopping Center, Regional. "Shopping Center, Regional" is a shopping center with minimum of 3 anchor tenants and having a total gross floor area of not less than 300,000 sq. ft. with a maximum anchor tenant ratio of 60%. Exhibit "A"