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December 14, 2~ 11
MEMORANDUM
T0: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Sonya Watters
CC: Pete Friedman, City Clerk, Joe Presher
MayorTammy de Wee:'d
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
RE: Paramount Elementary School Portable Classroom Certificate of Zoning Compliance
(CZC-09-039) & Design Review (DES-09-020)
On October 27, 2009, City Council approved a request for review of the Director's decision regarding
compliance with the design standards for a portable classroom at Paramount Elementary School. As a
provision of that approval, if the portable classroom structure still exists and is proposed to remain on the
site aver October 27, 201 1, staff would initiate ~ a new application for design review and the structure
would be reviewed for compliance with design standards in effect at that time.
Since that decision, revisions were made to the Unified Development Code (UDC) that allow a temporary
portable classroom as an accessory use through the Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC) process
without design review if certain standards as listed in UDC 11-4-3-14F.4 are met. The CZC is valid for a
maximum period of four (4) years from the date of issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. Prior to
termination of the approval, the applicant may request to convert it to a permanent portable classroom
through approval of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance and Design Review if certain standards as listed
in UDC 11-4-3-14F.4 are met. If the permanent portable classroom does not meet these standards,
conditional use permit and design review approval is required.
Upon termination of the four (4) year approval, if not converted to a permanent portable classroom, the
temporary portable classroom approval shall be null and void and the applicant shall remove the structure
immediately.
Because the aforementioned changes to the UDC took place after initial approval of the subject
portable classroom structure, staff requests a determination from City Council as to whether the
structure should comply with current UDC provisions which requires a Certificate of Zoning
Compliance (CZC) application be submitted for a temporary portable classroom for a period not to
exceed four (4) years from the date of issuance of Certificate of Occupancy; or, if the existing CZC
should be extended for the four (4) year period (two more years) without re-submittal of a CZC
application.
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