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to deficiencies in Approved Development Plans and conflicts with the City's Zoning Code so as to eliminate confusion and facilitate rebuilding of homes within the Burn Areas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Definitions. Those terms defined in the recitals to this ordinance are hereby incorporated. Section 2. The City Council recognizes those residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the Marshall Fire have suffered great losses and it is the policy of the City to provide clear regulations to guide the repair, restoration, and rebuilding of their homes and encourage these residents to return to the community. Section 3. Notwithstanding any limitations on the Zoning Administrator's authority to interpret and apply the provisions of the City's Zoning Code and Approved Development Plans set forth in the Louisville Municipal Code, the Zoning Administrator is hereby authorized to make such interpretations and determinations to reconcile conflicting provisions between the City's Zoning Code and the Approved Development Plans, to provide regulations to fill "gaps" that may exist in the same in order to most closely reflect the built subdivisions as they existed prior to the Marshall Fire, and to permit rebuilding of such structures despite any time limitations that may have applied to the Approved Development Plans. Section 4. In order to preserve consistency in development standards throughout each of the affected subdivisions in the Burn Areas, the Zoning Administrator shall prepare a summary of applicable yard, bulk and other dimensional standards that shall apply to lots within each subdivision, and shall make this summary available to lot owners and other interested persons. The Zoning Administrator may amend the summary from time to time to address unforeseen issues, reconcile additional conflicting provisions, or in response to new or additional information not available when such summary is first prepared. Section 5. Minor impact variances to the Zoning Administrator's summaries prepared pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance may be approved pursuant to Section 17.52.050.E.1 of the Louisville Municipal Code, but the criteria set forth in subsection E.2 of that section and the public notice in subsection E.3 of that section shall not apply to minor impact variances requested in conjunction with a building permit to restore or rebuild a damaged or destroyed structure in the Burn Areas. Section 6. Appeal of any decision of the Zoning Administrator made pursuant to the authority granted by this ordinance may be filed with the Board of Adjustment pursuant to Section 17.52.030.A of the Louisville Municipal Code. Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall continue in effect and shall apply to the rebuilding of homes on lots in residential subdivisions located in the Ordinance No. 1824, Series 2022 Page 4 of 7