The Mayor and Aldermen approved this text amendment request following a zoning hearing at the June 21, 2018 City Council Meeting.  The action being considered now is the approval of an ordinance for the text amendment.

This MPC staff-initiated petition (File No. 18-001150-ZA) revises the Mid-City design review process to:

• Require that new construction be reviewed by the Planning Commission rather than the Design Administrator
• Gives the Planning Commission the authority to waiver measurable design and development standards by up to 20% when visually compatible
• Implement a demolition review process that is consistent with the demolition review process in the Victorian District.

On April 3, 2018, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the petition to amend the zoning ordinance.

Approval.