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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance amending the Zoning and Development Code, Chapter 2, Article Ill, Sections 2-32 (e)(1) and 2-33 (e)(1) and Article IV, Section 2-58 (e)(1), Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition), regarding the use of stucco mix for exterior wall finish. (First Reading)*
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The revisions to the City’s Code of Ordinances, creating the Zoning and Development Code, were published on October 1, 2018. Since that time, staff has identified changes which are intended to improve specific sections or to correct errors.
These revisions are to provide clarification regarding the use of stucco in the C-1 (General Commercial), C-1a (General Commercial - limited) and PF-3 (Public Facilities - high intensity) districts. The requirements are the same in all three districts.
The code revision relocates the wainscot requirement for stucco that exceeds 75% of the total wall finish so that it clearly applies only to concrete tilt-wall construction. Other types of construction do not allow the use of more than 25% stucco, however the way the code sections are currently arranged has caused confusion.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and voted 8-0 to recommend approval of this revision at their meeting on April 3, 2019. There were no speakers at the public hearing.