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N:\PLANNING\AGENDA - PC\2018 Meeting Packets\12-12-18\Ready\PC Memo RZC Minor Amendments 12122018.docx Memorandum To: Planning Commission From: Jae Hill, AICP, Manager, Long Range Planning, [PHONE REDACTED] Kimberly Dietz, Senior Planner, [PHONE REDACTED] Date: December 12, 2018 Subject: 2018 Redmond Zoning Code – Periodic Cleanup (Minor Amendments) PURPOSE On December 12, 2018, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and continue discussion regarding a package of Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) and Redmond Municipal Code (RMC) amendments. Staff will provide a brief overview of the Technical Committee’s recommendation and Commissioners will continue identifying and discussing issues concerning the recommended amendments. BACKGROUND The Planning Commission started its review on November 28, 2018 of the Technical Committee’s recommended RZC and RMC amendments. The amendment 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. PREPARATION FOR DECEMBER 12 STUDY SESSION Please continue reviewing and identifying questions and discussion issues regarding the Technical Committee Report and exhibits, provided in your November 16, 2018 meeting packet. At your November 28 meeting, Commissioner Miller asked staff to provide information regarding Administrative Interpretations, relating to a few of the recommended amendments. Staff will include a brief presentation of RZC 21.76.100.D Review Procedures – Administrative Interpretations. ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning Commission – 2018 Redmond Zoning Code – Periodic Cleanup (Minor Amendments) December 12, 2018 Page 2 of 2 Please contact Kimberly Dietz by noon on Monday, December 10 with additional questions or concerns. REVIEW SCHEDULE The Planning Commission will continue reviewing the amendment package at a study session on January 9, 2018 and may make a recommendation on this proposal. City Council’s review and action would follow during the first quarter of 2019.