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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date May 6, 2010 <br /> Calendar No. 10-09 <br /> Requested Action Amendments to Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance #3512) <br /> Petitioner Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manager <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The current City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance was adopted in May of 2002. Since the time of <br /> adoption, Staff has discovered certain necessary changes, discrepancies and omissions as the new <br /> ordinance has been implemented, specifically in SECTION Il. DEFINITIONS. It is Staff's hope that <br /> these changes will make the Zoning Ordinance more comprehensive and applicable to the changing <br /> built urban environment all the while keeping the charge of making Decatur a beautiful place to live, <br /> work and play. <br /> The intent of adding a definition for Zoning Administrator will help keep the Zoning Ordinance <br /> consistent in the event departmental name changes occur with the ease of just changing the definition <br /> to reflect any changes in Department names. Currently, the Ordinance has multiple places where the <br /> Director of the Department is listed in the administrator capacity and it has not always been changed <br /> correctly. With this definition, the only change necessary in the future will be in the Definitions <br /> section of the Ordinance. <br /> Staff recommends the following amendments: <br /> DESCRIPTION <br /> Amend SECTION II. (Definitions) by adding: <br /> "ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: The Director of the Department of Planning and Building Services <br /> or his/her designee who is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance." <br /> Additionally in all locations within the Zoning Ordinance where it currently reads "Department of <br /> Economic and Urban Development" it shall be corrected to now read "Department of Planning and <br /> Building Services" and in all locations where it currently reads "Director of Economic and Urban <br /> Development" it shall be corrected to now read"Zoning Administrator". <br /> STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. Staff recommends approval of the amendments as proposed. <br /> PLAN COMMISSION ACTION <br /> 1. Section XXIX.G. of the Zoning Ordinance requires the Plan Commission to hold a public <br /> hearing and make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the Zoning <br />