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File #: 189293    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Communication Status: Placed on File
File created: 4/16/2010 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/22/2010 Final action: 12/16/2010
Enactment date: 12/16/2010 Enactment #: 189293
Title: Planning Division submitting its 2009 Annual Report.
Attachments: 1. Annual Report 2009 (staff report) 4-22-10, 2. Planning Division Annual Report 2009 4-22-10

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Planning Division submitting its 2009 Annual Report.

 

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Dear Honorable Board of Aldermen:

 

The Planning Division of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) has prepared the attached Annual Report for Calendar Year 2009 for acceptance by the Board of Aldermen (BOA).

 

This is the third Annual Report produced by the Planning Division in recent years.  The purpose of the Annual Report is to document the Planning Division’s efforts and achievements in current planning (cases), long range planning (zoning changes), and process improvements.

 

Calendar Year 2009 has been a dynamic year for the Planning Division: several highly anticipated development projects completed zoning review, critical changes were made to the Zoning Ordinance, and a number of clarifying changes were made to the administrative processes to the department. Details on these accomplishments are contained in the report.

 

Under “Next Steps”, the report outlines additional zoning amendments and permit streamlining efforts that are proposed.

 

Planning staff will be available to answer any questions you may have concerning this report.

 

Thank you for your consideration.