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N:\PLANNING\AGENDA - PC\2018 Meeting Packets\11-21-18\READY\RZC Cleanup\Tech Report Cover Memo 11162018.docx Memorandum To: Planning Commission From: Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development, [PHONE REDACTED] Jae Hill, AICP, Manager, Long Range Planning, [PHONE REDACTED] Kimberly Dietz, Senior Planner, [PHONE REDACTED] Date: November 16, 2018 Subject: 2018 Redmond Zoning Code – Periodic Cleanup (Minor Amendments) PURPOSE On November 28, 2018 the Planning Commission will begin discussion on a package of Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) and Redmond Municipal Code (RMC) amendments. Staff will provide an overview of the Technical Committee’s recommendation and Commissioners will begin identifying and discussing issues concerning the recommended amendments. BACKGROUND The City of Redmond periodically proposes amendments to its development regulations to address errors, discrepancies, and ambiguities. As a normal course of business, staff records proposed code corrections as discovered during the interim between the City Council’s action on such, then brings the collected amendments to the City Council for concurrence and approval. Staff also identifies other potential code updates due to changed conditions, new state or federal regulation, and emerging technologies or practices. Since the City Council’s last such action (Ord. 2803, eff. Oct. 17, 2015), staff logged over 120 items including necessary code corrections and administrative interpretations This package comprises 29 individual amendments, covering five types of minor corrections: 1. Addressing clarity and accuracy of the code; 2. Correcting and restoring references to other section of the code; 3. Correcting inadvertent omissions of code; 4. Repairing errors and providing updates for accuracy to maps within the code; and 5. Incorporating direction of non-substantive administrative interpretations authorized by RZC 21.76.100.D. ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning Commission – 2018 Redmond Zoning Code – Periodic Cleanup (Minor Amendments) November 16, 2018 Page 2 of 2 PREPARATION FOR NOVEMBER 29 STUDY SESSION Please review the enclosed Technical Committee Report and exhibits in advance of your November 29, 2018 meeting and identify questions and discussion issues. Please contact Kimberly Dietz prior to the meeting if there are questions or concerns. REVIEW SCHEDULE In addition to the November 29, 2018 study session, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on December 12, 2018 and subsequent study session on December 19, 2018. At the end of the December 19, 2018 meeting, the Commission may make a recommendation on this proposal. City Council’s review and action would follow during the first quarter of 2018. ENCLOSURES Technical Committee Report with exhibits