Memo from Planning (2)Project: Temporary Use UDC Text Amendment
Applications: UDC text amend -merit
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Highlights of Proposed Development: Amend Chapter 3, Article E, and Chapter 1, Article A, of
the Unified Development Code. The primary purpose of this application is to amend the
definition and UDC regulations regarding temporary uses. Staff is proposing to remove the
temporary use provisions from Title 11 (UDC) of city code, in anticipation of consolidating all
the temporary uses into Title 3. The intent of the text amendments is to remove the current
standards (except for the allowances made for education facilities and construction sites) and to
make it clear that temporary users must be accessory to an approved use on the property.
Commission Recommendation: `pproval at their December 20, 2007, public hearing.
Summary of Commission Public Hearing:
i. In favor: Caleb Hood
ii. In opposition commenting, or written testimony: None.
Key Issue(s) of Discussion by Commission: Timing of the application to make sure that there is
not a time when there are no temporary use standards.
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation: none
Written Testimony since Staff Report: memo from Caleb Hood on construction sites.
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: If approved, direct staff to bring back ordinance to
coincide with ordinance for the Title 3 amendments.
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Chapter 1, Article A: TEMPORARY USE:
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approved conditional or principal permitted use designated for such real property as such terms are defined
in this Title.
11-3E-2: APPLICABILITY: The regulations of this article shall apply to all temporary uses in all districts with
the exception that trailers and other construction related equipment associated with an active
construction site and temporary uses that are conducted as part of
the curricular orextra-curricular programming of an education facility shall be deemed accessory uses.
11-3E-1: PURPOSE: The regulations of this article are intended to allow for t#e-temporary e~-seasenal
uses as accessory
uses to a conditional or principal permitted use on the propertV.te-a-pr+maq~e-
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11-3E-3: PROCESS AND STANDARDS: Temporary uses shall be accessory to a conditional or principal
permitted use on the property. See Meridian City Code Title 3, Chapter 4 for all additional procedures and
standards.
11-3E-4 through 11-3E-11: Delete all.
3/18/2008 Hearing Notes ~
Project: Outdoor Sales and Temporary Use Permit/Temporary Use UDC Text Amendment
A. Executive Summary of Proposed Draft
Among other objectives, the attached draft ordinance seeks to:
• Refine the licensing procedures, criteria, and time, place, and manner regulations relating to
mobile sales units (e.g. door-to-door salesmen, ice cream trucks, etc.);
• Reserve space within the ordinance to insert provisions relating to temporary signs;
• Move the provisions regulating temporary uses (e.g. model homes, real estate sales offices,
tent sales, sidewalk sales, fruit stands, Christmas tree stands, special events, farmer's
markets) from the UDC (§ 11-3E) to Title 3;
• Refine the permitting procedures, criteria, and standards relating to temporary uses;
• Make violation of the temporary use provisions an infraction (the penalty for which is a set
fine) to provide more flexible enforcement tool to code enforcement officers and address
problem of repeat offenders undeterred by the 9-month wait for a trial date and likely
dismissal;
• Refine and codify the permitting procedures, criteria, penalty standards, and
temporary use code; and p y provisions of
• Codify the Citizen's Use Permit requirement, previously enforced voluntarily in cooperation
with Ada County Highway District, Ada County Sherriff s Office, and Idaho Department of
Transportation.
B. Update since Last Hearing
Parks. Ms Kane spoke with the Parks Director and made necessary changes to the Title
3 document. We discovered an edit necessary within the Title 11 (UDC) document as well.
UDC Text Amendment. I sent a memo modifying Mr. Hood's original memo. The
changes were necessary to clarify that some events within parks are customarily expected.
C. Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council
There may be individuals here to testify regarding the mobile vendor provisions.
Notes:
4/15/2008