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Ordinance Amending Chapter 30 of the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) With Respect To Zoning, Planning and Development - Swimming Pools and Interactive Water Features
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Department: Planning
Council District: All
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: April 5th and 12th/City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the text amendment is to revise the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) related to swimming pools and interactive water features. The City Council is required to hold a public hearing on this amendment before considering its approval.
BACKGROUND:
The current Land Development Ordinance (LDO) contains provisions that specify the dimensional standards for locating swimming pools, on a lot within the City of Greensboro, within a number of sections scattered throughout the ordinance. Last month, the Planning Department received a request to evaluate those standards as they relate to pools in multifamily complexes. Staff has evaluated all of the pool regulations within the LDO and researched the regulations in other jurisdictions. With input from a stakeholder group, the Planning Department has formulated changes to the LDO so that: 1) there are no conflicts between sections; 2) the wording in each of the sections is consistent; and 3) the regulations are reorganized so that they are easier to locate and comprehend.
The only major change contained in the amendment is for the separation for pools in multifamily complexes to be measure from a building containing a residential unit on the abutting property instead of measuring from the residential property line.
The process to revise the ordinance for swimming pools was developed and progressed as follows:
1. Request Received - Staff received the request to modify the pool regulations for multifamily complexes.
2. Research / Evaluation - Staff researched pool regulations in other jurisdictions and evaluated the...
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