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WS Item 4CITY OF SOUTHLAKE Memorandum To: Shana K. Yelverton, City Manager From: Kenneth M. Baker. PDS Director Date: January 30, 2013 Re: Ordinance Priorities for Fiscal (FY) 2013 During recent months, Council members have requested staff investigate the development of a number of new ordinances or revisions to existing ordinances. Prior to bringing an ordinance forward through the public process (SPIN, Planning Commission (zoning related ordinance) and City Council), it is imperative that a majority of Council members agree that an ordinance should be developed or modified for consideration. During the work session at the Tuesday, February 5t" regular meeting and at the City Council retreat on February 6t", staff will bring you a list of ordinances requested by Council members for consideration. At these meetings, staff will provide Council a brief overview of all the ordinances under consideration and will define the issues. Staff will then ask Council to make a final decision on which ordinances to proceed with this fiscal year. Ordinances to be discussed at the Tuesday, February 5t" regular meeting work session include: 1) Beekeeping — This ordinance would address the potential licensing and regulating of bee keeping. This will include the keeping of hives, permitted bee species, location of hives, prohibited conduct, inspections and penalties. Currently the animal control ordinance prohibits the keeping of bees in such a manner as to deny the reasonable use and enjoyment of adjacent property or endanger the personal health and welfare of the inhabitants of the city. This would be an amendment to the animal control regulations within the City Code. 2) Keeping of Livestock - This would be a modification to the existing ordinance regulations to provide the definition of an enclosed area; removal or appropriate disposal of droppings and proper care of the animals. This would require modifications both to the zoning ordinance and animal control regulations in the City Code. 3) Animal Control Ordinance — This would be a major revision to the animal control regulations of the City Code to ensure consistent regulations between Southlake, Keller and Colleyville. The City of Southlake and Colleyville contract with the City of Keller for Animal Control Services. 4) Building Color Ordinance —This ordinance would address building color standards for non-residential buildings and prohibit the use of florescent paint, florescent colors and the extensive use of bright colors. A SPIN meeting has been conducted on this proposed ordinance. 5) Vulnerable Road User Ordinance — This new ordinance would establish standards for a safe passing of vulnerable road users which typically are defined as pedestrians, bicyclist and construction workers by motor vehicles when road conditions allow. The City Council requested that the 2030 Mobility Committee study the ordinance and provide a recommendation. 6) Lighting Ordinance — This revision would provide regulations for stadium lighting and the updating of technical standards. 7) Noise Ordinance — This revision would add objective standards for addressing continuous noise disturbances. The ordinance would address animal noise, amplifiers in the public right-of-way, solid waste collection and ambient noise levels. The ordinance would also address exemptions to the ordinance. 8) Public Art Ordinance — This ordinance would require developments over a certain square footage or size be required to include a public art element within the scope of the project. 9) Minor Zoning Ordinance Amendments — The zoning ordinance would be modified to require a water usage impact analysis be conducted with a rezoning application. This requirement will help the City assess the impact of a proposed use on the city's water supply. 10) Texting Ordinance — This ordinance would prohibit drivers from texting, emailing, instant messaging, and surfing the Internet while their vehicle is a part of traffic within the city limits. Ordinances discussed on February 6tn will be in executives session due to legal issues associated with these ordinances. These ordinances include: 1) Regulation of certain retail uses; 2) Site Plan and Plat Expiration; and 3) Planning and Zoning Commission Supermajority Vote 4) Landscaping Ordinance 5) Masonry ordinance 6) Subdivision Ordinance As Council is aware, ordinance changes require public notifications to all potential impacted property owners. Due to the number of ordinances being considered, notification costs associated with the ordinance changes could easily be well over $15,000. Due to the substantial public notification costs associated with the adoption of these ordinances, staff would like to do a single citywide notification versus multiple notifications, resulting in a significant cost savings to the City. Proposed Revised Ordinance Schedule: SPIN Meeting June 1 oth Lighting Ordinance Vulnerable Road User Public Art Ordinance Building Color Ordinance Regulation of Retail Uses Supermajority Vote Site Plan and Plat Expiration Minor Zoning Ordinance Amendments Subdivision Ordinance Amendments Landscaping Ordinance Masonry Ordinance SPIN Meeting June 24th Bee Keeping Keeping of Livestock Animal Control Ordinance Noise Ordinance Texting Single Citywide Public June 30th All Ordinances Hearing Notification PZ Public Hearing July 18th Zoning Related Ordinances Only: Public Art Ordinance Building Color Regulation of Retail Uses Supermajority Vote Site Plan and Plat Expiration Minor Zoning Amendments Keeping of Livestock (zoning only) Subdivision Ordinance City Council — Zoning August 6 th — Ilst reading Zoning Related Ordinances Related Ordinances August 20t" — 2nd Reading Only: Public Art Ordinance Building Color Regulation of Retail Uses Supermajority Vote Site Plan and Plat Expiration Minor Zoning Amendments Keeping of Livestock (zoning only) Subdivision Ordinance City Council — Non -Zoning October 1S — Ilst Reading Bee Keeping (City Code) Related Ordinances October 15th- 2nd Reading Keeping of Livestock (City Code) Animal Control Ordinance (City Code) Noise Ordinance (City Code) Lighting Ordinance (City Code) Landscaping Ordinance Masonry Ordinance :11�1:11.'iii17