Memorandum 14-116 Joint Worksession with Planning Commission and City Council

Memorandum 14-116
 

TO:                  MAYOR WYTHE AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH        WALT WREDE, CITY MANAGER
FROM:             RICK ABBOUD, CITY PLANNER

DATE:                 JULY 22, 2014

SUBJECT:     PROPOSAL FOR JOINT WORK SESSION BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND HOMER ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION

Several complex issues have presented themselves to the Planning Department. Due to the nature of the items and the amount of resources that may be used in preparing amendments to Title 21 of the Homer City Zoning Code, the City Manager and myself thought that it would be prudent to get an impression from the City Council of just how receptive the City may be to the proposed issues and possible solutions.

While a great deal of background material is available, I will make short reference to the issues with the idea to present more comprehensive information at a joint work session.

Tower regulation
Permit requirements

Both of the subject’s breech the concepts of just how much regulation is the city willing to support and enforce. Towers are a very complicated subject with some model ordinances spanning 30 pages or so. Permitting requirements is additionally complex in that, so far, Homer has not taken the route of creating a building department with an inspector. We are hoping that these subjects interest the Council and they may be able to meet with the Commission to provide input to degree of support they might have for possible scenarios presented in a joint works session.