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deferred generally were those that are already addressed by State law, those that pertain to existing performance standards in the code, those that were not consistent with City Council's goal to streamline certain processes, or those that are outside the scope of this phase of the Zoning Code update and would be best addressed in a future phase of the update Future phases of the Zoning Code update could be divided into one or two additional phases and include updates to sign regulations, evaluating whether uses should be added as permitted or conditionally permitted uses in zoning districts, evaluating existing development standards, and potentially amendments to the Municipal Code that are required as a result of the Downtown Specific Plan update Staff is currently working on updates to the code that address compliance with State law, such as those related to accessory (second) dwelling units The excerpt minutes from the August 31 Work Session with the Planning Commission are also attached as Attachment 3, Exhibit C PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION The purpose of simplifying and updating the list of permitted and conditionally permitted uses is to allow information to be more easily digested, understood, and navigated Currently, Table 18 44 090 contains a long list of often redundant and outdated land uses, making it difficult for community members to ascertain whether a specific use is permitted or conditionally permitted, and sometimes requiring a visit to City Hall to seek a staff interpretation (note that this table is proposed to be identified as Table 18 44 080 as part of the code update) Additionally, information that is currently noted in the body of the table identifying permitted and conditionally permitted uses is proposed to be footnoted This, in addition to formatting changes, is intended to make the table easier to read and understand Also included in the Zoning Code update are proposed deletions, new definitions, new land use categories, the proposed Minor Conditional Use Permit process, and deletion of the existing Administrative Conditional Use Permit process for recycling facilities A detailed description of the scope of the Zoning Code update is included in the "Project Description and Discussion" section of the December 14, 2016 Planning Commission report PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 14, 2016 to review the proposed update to the Zoning Code Detailed information on this meeting is provided by Attachment 4, draft excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes Scott Raty, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the changes to the Zoning Code Staff also received correspondence (Attachment 5) from three people (Brad Hirst, Pam Hardy, and James Paxson) before the Planning Commission hearing, all generally in support of the proposed modifications The Planning Commission was generally in favor of the proposed changes to the Zoning Code, but made the following modifications (explanations as to how these changes have or have not been incorporated are also provided) Page 3 of 9