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2025 Update Pre-EPC Redline Draft

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Note: Text in red indicates Citywide changes proposed by Planning Staff for submittal to the Environmental Planning Commission for a hearing in October 2025.

Please leave comments by Thursday, August 28, 2025. After that, we will be analyzing comments and revising proposed changes to submit to EPC on Thursday, September 11. After that time, we will post the versions for EPC review, and your comments will go to EPC for consideration.

Staff will review these changes at public meetings throughout July and August.

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in reply to Darby Hoover, NRDC's comment

projectteam Aug 1 2025 at 11:32AM on page 215

The language in those requirements is making the property owner responsible for complying with applicable city and state laws. Otherwise, there is no permit required.

in reply to Tawnya's comment

projectteam Aug 1 2025 at 11:31AM on page 195

If a residential use is the primary use of the lot, composting would be allowed as an accessory use and would require compliance with the proposed use-specific standards. If a community garden is the primary use of the lot, composting would be allowed as part of that use.

in reply to Dawn Dewey's comment

projectteam Aug 1 2025 at 11:30AM on page 635

After careful consideration, we chose to regulate these uses by site acreage rather than volume because it’s easier to verify during enforcement after the use is in place, consistent with how many other uses in the IDO are regulated.

Darby Hoover, NRDC Jul 28 2025 at 3:35PM on page 215

Suggestion

Re both 4-3(D)(2)(a) and (2)(b): We recommend that small and medium scale composting facilities should not be subject to permitting requirements. However, we understand there may be state-level laws requiring this. If that is the case, we suggest working with the state to explore carveouts or regulatory exceptions for community composting. For more background on this recommendation, please refer to page 8, foot note 48 of the NRDC/ELI Model Municipal Ordinance on Advancing Community Composting (link).

Patricia Jul 28 2025 at 3:02PM on page 70

So the In-Lieu-of-fee would allow no open space?

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 9:27PM on page 205

why so prescriptive? My building has condos smaller than 650 sf

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 9:26PM on page 204

Should use the larger, 2,600 sf value. Or better yet, no specified maximum.

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 4:26PM on page 194

Good idea!

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 4:23PM on page 196

Suggestion

light vehicle fueling, repair, and sales should be conditional in all residential and mixed use.

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 4:21PM on page 196

should also be changed to C for MX-M

Carlos Michelen Jul 26 2025 at 3:54PM on page 92

shouldn't it be whichever is smaller?

Tawnya Jul 21 2025 at 2:55PM on page 195

Suggestion

I believe I read that an exception/clarification is being written in to the changes to ensure that back yard composting by one household in a residential zone is permitted, but I didn't see that in this section. I know that there are also several neighborhood/neighbor operated community compost collection sites for multiple households, which are still very small piles. I hope that this regulation isn't going to disallow these types of community led composting initatives which have been functioning now for several years?

Dawn Dewey Jul 19 2025 at 10:32AM on page 635

Suggestion

Suggest compost facility size be determined by the volume of organics being processed rather than the acreage of the land. Depending on the composting methodology, the size of the operation can vary dramatically on the same size of land.

Dawn Dewey Jul 19 2025 at 10:23AM on page 195

Suggestion

Why are small and medium sized compost facilities categorized under Agriculture and Animal-Related, while Large Compost Facilities are categorized under Waste and Recycling? It seems there should be consistency.

Dawn Dewey Jul 19 2025 at 10:19AM on page 198

Suggestion

Please include Mixed Use land as permissible for large composting facilities, just like small and medium compost facilities.

projectteam Jul 11 2025 at 7:47AM on page 1

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