Background:
Following the adoption of the new code in January 2019, City staff committed to fine-tuning the Ordinance at regular intervals after adoption. A memo outlining the proposed changes with explanations is attached with strikethrough versions of the code sections.
A Public Hearing notice was published in the Quad City Times informing the community of the April 6, 2021 Plan & Zoning Commission Public Hearing. No comments were received during the Public Hearing. The Plan & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of the proposed text amendments at its April 20, 2021 meeting 8-0.
A notice was published in the Quad City Times for the May 5, 2021 Public Hearing. To date, staff has received one comment from the community supporting the removal of Two-Family Conversions from all R-3 and R-4 zoning districts. The correspondence has been included in the background info.
Staff finds that the proposed Zoning text amendments meet the approval standards for text amendments in Section 17.14.040 of the City Code.