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#21-05 - Repealing and Reenacting Valdez Municipal Code Title 17.48.140 Temporary Land Use Permits. Second Reading. Adoption
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SUBMITTED BY: Planning Department, City Clerk and City Attorney
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Approve Ordinance #21-05
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Planning Department has been working with the City Clerk and legal team on a number of proposed ordinances to update various sections of Valdez Municipal code related to the operations of the Planning Department. The intention of these proposed modifications is to provide clarification for the public and streamline the permitting process for various land use related permits.
The attached draft VMC 17.48.140 would replace the existing code related to temporary land use permits (TLUPs). It simplifies the structure of TLUPs to create two permit types - short term and long term. Short term permits (10 days or less) would be issued administratively with Planning Director Approval and long term permits (11 days - 6 months) would require approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. All issued temporary land use permits would be reported to both the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council.
The current VMC 17.48.140 is attached for review. You will notice that under the current ordinance there are three types of temporary land use permits that are approved by the City Manager or Planning & Zoning Commission, and reported to City Council. Under the current ordinance, longer term permits can only become effective after a non-objection from City Council. The Planning & Zoning Commission and City staff have heard repeatedly from the public that this process is cumbersome and requires that an applicant submit a request too far in advance of the temporary use. The new structure is meant to simplify the review process for these temporary uses and allow issuance of a long term permit based on ...
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