Well, well, well....what do you know? I think we finished reviewing the second draft of the general plan! We all deserve cookies I think.
•This meeting was shorter in nature as there was just a few final points to go over. There was some discussion about the population numbers and buildable acreage that is left. More information will be forwarded to staff to double check those numbers. There was a few other questions and clarifications.
•Planning Commissioner Rob Osborne expressed his hesitancy to approve the general plan when the new R7 zone (our high density zone which was recently changed from 13-7) needs additional work. It was determined that the planning commission will work on that zone on the 12th.
•Mixed use was also discussed. The mixed use committee (comprising of myself, Councilman Winsor, and Planning Commissioners Walton and Osborne) have had several meetings and will need additional ones. This committee has tried to think of everything we need to consider before putting something out that will align with the vision the citizens of South Weber. This is no small feat. However, when it is defined, it will come before the Commission and the Council before final approval and the public will be able to make further comment on it. It is also worth noting that the way the mixed use is being drafted will be an overlay and not a zone. This means that the developer will need to request to be able to utilize the overlay and it will need to be approved by the council - a developer will not simply be entitled to it like it would if it were a zone (the case for the Lofts).
**Important Upcoming Dates**
•Staff will be sending out a timeline soon for the next survey to go to the public. There was some great suggestions during the last survey that we will be utilizing. One of those will be a "beta-testing" from citizens on the survey before it goes out to the public to ensure it works correctly and is easily understandable. We will also have another 2 days of open houses - tentatively set for April 7th and 8th. It was determined this survey doesn't need to be quite as long of a time period as the first which was 6 weeks. Council felt closer to 3 weeks would be reasonable. The goal is to have the R7 zone completed as well as a definition for Mixed Use before the public finishes their opportunity for public comment so that they can review that new information. I will keep everyone posted for when this information is available and I am certain all council members will be available to answer or help in any way.
Please let me know if you have any questions! A HUGE thanks to Jeffrey Judkins who is providing live video of the proceedings. I know so many of you are joining in there as well as reviewing the audio and the minutes. Keep at it! Your involvement matters!
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