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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010.01.12_Worksession AgendaRECEIVED JAN (j e, .200 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE OWASSO CITY COUNCIL TYPE OF MEETING: DATE: TIME: PLACE Special January 12, 2010 6:00 p.m. Old Central Building 109 N. Birch City Clerk's Office Notice and agenda filed in the office of the Ci Clerk and posted on the City Hall bulletin board at 6:00 PM on Friday, January 8, 2010. Juliann M. Stevens, D uty City Clerk 1. Call to Order Vice-Mayor Doug Bonebrake AGENDA 2. Presentation provided by the Assistant City Manager for Operations for the purpose of reviewing Community Development processes Mr. Lehr 3. Discussion relating to Operational Items Mr. Lehr Attachment # 3 A. Proposed Ordinance Landscaping 4. Discussion relating to City Manager Items Mr. Ray A. Proposed Main Street/Alternative Fuel Project B. Review of Condemnation Process C. City Manager Report 5. Report from City Councilors 6. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for an executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters relating to the office of the City Manager, such executive session provided for in O.S. 25, Section 307(B)(1). Mayor Cataudella 7. Adjournment MEMORANDUM TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY OF OWASSO FROM: BRIAN DEMPSTER INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: TEXT AMENDMENT TO OWASSO ZONING CODE CHAPTER 20 LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS DATE: January 7, 2010 BACKGROUND: The current landscape chapter of the Owasso Zoning Code is in need of some minor changes to better allow for understanding and regulation of the long terns maintenance of trees, shrubs, vegetation and other landscape elements within the City of Owasso. PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE REGULATIONS: The primary change in the code is the rewording of the maintenance section to allow for better understanding and enforcement of the long term maintenance of the required landscape material that was approved with the site plan at the development stage of the project. There were also some changes that needed to be made to the overall process of amending the code as there have been changes in the approval process of site plans. They no longer go before the Owasso Planning Commission and are reviewed and approved by the Community Development Department. REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE: The staff finds that the changes proposed to the landscape requirements would improve the understanding and requirements of the long term care when it comes to maintaining the plant material that was required and approved on the landscape plan of the overall development. RECOMMENDATION: City staff intends to recommends Council approval of the text amendment to the Owasso Zoning Code, Chapter 20, Landscaping Requirements. CHAPTER 20 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS 2005 Introduction and Intent. 2010 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. 2015 Purpose. 2020 Definitions 2025 General Landscaping Requirements 2030 Commercial, Industrial, Office, and Multi-Family 2035 Single-Family Landscaping Requirements 2040 Tree Preservation and Protection 2045 Care of Trees on Public Land 2050 Landscape Plan 2055 Nonconformities 2060 Variances 2065 Rules and Regulations 2005 INTRODUCTION AND INTENT 2010 TIO intended to provide standards that will enhance values, and improve the appearance of the s in i are recognized as effective means of ,of Owasso. In addition, trees and other opment. The standards provided herein ar, -d as limiting the amount or type of ULATIONS Owasso. Landscaping, including trees , Upon a~iion of this ordinance'' ~ City Manager shall present Rules and Regulations relating to the wementation of the inte4~o `Chapter 20 to the City Council for adoption by resolution. Provide ",however, that the City Mapager shall from time to time promulgate such additional Rules and Regulations, or changes to existing Rules and Regulations as considered necessary. The promulgation of such Rules and Regulations, in whole or in part, shall require the City Manager to notify the City Council and Planning Cofninissi in writing of the proposed Rules and Regulations and shall require the exact language of the proposal be attached to such notice. Such notice to the City Council shall be published in the consent agenda of a City Council meeting for acknowledgement of Council receipt of the change(s). Upon notification to the City Council and for a period of 30 days, the proposed Rules and Regulations shall lay open and be subject to City Council action to disapprove either in part or in whole. Absent action by the City Council to disapprove proposed Rules and Regulations within the allotted time frame, such Rules and Regulations shall have the force and effect of law. 2015 PURPOSE The objective of this Ordinance is to establish procedures and practices governing the protection, installation, and long-term maintenance of trees, shrubs, vegetation, and other landscape elements within the City of Owasso and provide for the promulgation of rules necessary to achieve the intent of this ordinance. The City's purpose is as follows: 1. To promote the beautification of the City of Owasso. 2. To promote reasonable preservation and replenis developments and on existing commercial and public 3. To safeguard and enhance property values investment. 4. To provide an ordinance that is affected parties. 5. To provide for the promulgation of Rules continuation of the intent of the ordinance. 2020 DEFINITIONS ARTERIAL STREET - A street CALIPER - The DAMAGE - Includes decline and die within of DOWNTOWN - The area of Street Nort11 to the north, 5 h Av in new to protect public and private and easily understood by all to implement and ensure of Owasso Master Plan. trunk measured at 6" above ground level. or negligeii tAd t that will cause perennial vegetation to bounded by the Owasso Expressway to the east; 86th he south, and Atlanta Street to the west. LANDSCAPE BUFFER - Landscape area required to be provided adjacent to an existing single-family district in multi-family and non-residential areas. LANDSCAPED EDGE - Landscape area required to be provided adjacent to a street or highway in multi-family and non-residential areas. LANDSCAPING - Any living organic plant material including trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, vegetation, vines or grass. MAINTENANCE - In reference to landscaping includes irrigating, pruning, mulching, mowing, spraying, fertilizing, propping, bracing, treating for disease or injury, and any other similar acts that promote the life, growth, health or beauty of the landscape vegetation. SHRUB - A bushy, woody plant, usually with several permanent stems and usually not over ten feet high at its maturity. TREE - Any self supporting woody plant having one or having a defined crown that customarily attains a mature heil 2025 General Landscaping Requirements These standards shall apply to all areas where lands is 1. Required landscaping shall not include vegetation. 2. Landscaping shall not o street intersections or at a 3. This or must be ma„ tai limited to,, traffic visibility at . All in a healthy and presentable manner. g damaged, destroyed, dying or dead be kept free of trash, litter, and weeds. The list of suggested trees and discouraged trees shown in Appendix A attached ereto, are provided for guidance and will not be used as requirements in the site 6. The unity Development Director or his/her designee may lessen the require Jerits of this ordinance for a development when it is determined that the development complies with the intent of this ordinance and is taking appropriate steps to provide landscaping. *red by this ordinance. I plants, trees, or other artificial 7. No site plan submitted to the Planning Commissioii Community Development Department prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be required to conform to the landscaping requirements of this ordinance. 2030 Commercial, Industrial, Office and Multi-family Landscaping Requirements These standards shall apply to all commercial, industrial, office, and multi-family zoning districts. Landscaping along street right-of-way: A landscaped edge shall be provided adjacent to all frontage roads, arterial streets, collector streets, and local streets. The landscaped edge shall be a minimum depth of ten feet. Within the landscaped edge, one tree shall be planted per 50 linear feet of landscaped edge. The number of required trees shall be calculated solely on the linear frontage of the required landscaped edge. Trees may be grouped together or evenly spaced. Four shrubs shall be counted as the equivalent of one tree up to a point equaling 50% of the required number of trees. For developments in the downtown, one tree shall be planter Trees may be grouped together or evenly spaced. Four shru of one tree up to a point equaling 50% of the required mu landscaped edge shall be required for developments in, the bounded by East 86th Street North, the Owasso Expressway, Landscaping as a buffer between developments: For all new commercial, industrial, office and shall be provided adjacent to all existing single- buffer shall be a minimum depth of twenty feet. planted per 30 linear feet of landscaped buffer. solely on the linear frontage of the required Ian or evenly spaced. Four 2035 2040 Tree Preservation and Protection 50 linear ft of street frontage. all be counted as the equivalent of trees. No specific width of ntown. The downtown area is Avenue, and Carlsbad. existing single-family family developments, a landscaped buffer residential developments. The landscaped iin the landscaped buffer, one tree shall be .umber of required trees shall be calculated -d buffer. Trees may be grouped together equivalent of one tree. The purpose of this section is to establish incentives for the preservation of existing trees within the City of Owasso and to provide guidelines for the protection of trees during construction, development, or redevelopment. Tree Preservation Credits - For every large, mature tree (8" caliper or larger) preserved in an area where landscaping is required by this ordinance, the developer shall be given credit for two trees as required by this ordinance. Only trees in good condition shall be considered for credit. Landscape Plan - The landscape plan that is required to be submitted with the site plan shall include the approximate location, size (caliper and height), condition and common name of each tree to be preserved for which the applicant is requesting tree credits. Replacement of Trees - Replacement trees will be required when landscape plan is removed, damaged, destroyed, dying or dies. 1 than three inches shall be replaced by the same caliper of tree. 3 inches in caliper shall be replaced with a tree with a minimum calm 2045 Care of Trees on Public Land The City shall have the right to prune and remove of way lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, la necessary to insure public safety, to preserve or e area, or to protect public utility facilities thereon. 2050 Landscape Plan Landscape plans shall be reviewed and Development Departn as a part of the completing their review, the Yr n~tIlitg-Got. public right as may be of the public 3mission Community developments. Upon nt Department shall: with the requirements of this ordinance, conditions that bring it into compliance with the comply with the requirements of this The required contain the following: scale, north arrow, project name and the name of the owner and 2. The location of property lines and dimensions of the tract. fee that was shown on a ree- with a caliper of less that are larger than three .three inches. 3. The approximate center line of existing water courses, the approximate location of significant drainage features, the location and size of existing and proposed streets and alleys, existing and proposed utility easements and overhead utility lines on or adjacent to the lot, existing and proposed fire hydrants on or adjacent to the lot, and existing and proposed sidewalks on or adjacent to the lot. 4. 5 6 The location, size, and type (tree, shrub, ground cover, or grass) of proposed landscaping and the location and size of the proposed landscaped areas. Planting details and/or specifications. The location, size (caliper and height), condition, existing tree for which credit is requested shall b, protecting the existing trees that are to be ret construction shall be described. 2055 Nonconformities Any landscaped or non-landscaped developments are considered legal and non-conforming. Any n Owasso subsequent to the passage of this or, ordinance. 2060 Variances 2065 Rules and to the common name of any &ted. The method of from damage during ;ed upon pro,i'rties within the requirements of this Upon adoption of this ordinance, the City Manager shall present Rules and Regulations relating to the implementation of the intent of the ordinance to the City Council for adoption by resolution. Provided, however, that the City Manager shall from time to time promulgate such additional Rules and Regulations, or changes to existing Rules and Regulations as considered necessary. The promulgation of such Rules and Regulations, in whole or in part, shall require the City Manager to notify the City Council and Pla tening Gemmissi( in writing of the proposed Rules and Regulations and shall require the exact language of the proposal be attached to such notice. Such notice to the City Council shall be published in the consent agenda of a City Council meeting for acknowledgement of Council receipt of the change(s). Upon notification to the City Council and for a period of 30 days, the proposed Rules and Regulations shall lay open and be subject to City Council action to disapprove either in part or in whole. Absent action by the City Council to disapprove proposed Rules and Regulations within the allotted time frame, such Rules and Regulations shall have the force and effect of law.