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TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, CITY MANAGER DATE: September 20, 2005 SUBJECT: Resolution No. 38, Series 2005, a resolution proposing regulations for the phasing of new residential development ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: Planning STAFF SUMMARY /COMMENTS: The Implementation chapter (Chapter 4) of the Citywide Comprehensive Plan Update, adopted on August 16, 2005, discusses the importance of controlling the pace at which residential development occurs in Louisville. There is a specific directive in the Plan to implement a residential phasing policy. The attached resolution is an effort to create such a residential phasing policy for the City. A preliminary draft of the Resolution was reviewed by City Council as a discussion /direction item at the September 6, 2005 City Council meeting. Based on the preliminary direction received by Staff, the attached draft is prepared for City Council review and action. Revisions have been made based on Council direction on September 6. Due to the scope of revisions and a change in formatting, a "redline" version was not prepared. Portions of the Resolution closely parallel Resolution No. 36, Series 1993 (attached), which was the residential growth control resolution approved by City Council in 1993. That resolution adopted certain residential growth policies for annexations as well as establishing an annual goal for the number of new residential building permits in each calendar year. This new Residential Phasing Resolution is designed to manage; the City's pace of residential growth in the coming years. The recitals in the Resolution are closely linked to principles and policies in the recently adopted Citywide Comprehensive Plan. The importance of maintaining the City's fiscal health and balance is an emphasis. Section 1: This section contains the general criteria to be used by City Council in evaluating the impacts of residential development applications. Criteria `A' through `I' are generally repeated from draft reviewed on September 6. The criteria require projects to comply with the principles and policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan and they require the fiscal impacts be closely evaluated. Criterion `A' creates a requirement for all residential development applications to include a fiscal impact analysis. Staff has discussed that this should also be added to the submittal requirements for development applications as established in Chapters 16 and 17 of the LMC. That would be forwarded for City Council review as an Ordinance Amendment at a later date. City Council's ability to exempt certain projects (Criterion H) vas modified to be more general in its SUBJECT Resolution No. 38, Series 2005 AGENDA ITEM Residential Phasing