5. Memo re Issue ID Survey
City of Scandia – Zoning & Development Code Update
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MEMO
To: Mayor, Members of the City Council & Planning Commission
From: Jennifer Haskamp, AICP, Swanson Haskamp Consulting
Date: August 28, 2020
RE: Issue Identification – Online Survey
Zoning & Development Code Update Project
Introduction and Background
As discussed during the Project Kick-off work session we have prepared a community survey to solicit
feedback from the City’s residents and business owners. Initially we thought we would be able to facilitate an
issue identification Open House with the public; however, given the pandemic and social distancing
guidelines we agreed to solicit feedback online.
Before sending the survey out to the public we are requesting your help reviewing the draft survey.
Representatives from the SHC team will attend both the regular Planning Commission meeting on September
1st, and the City Council work session on September 2nd to discuss the draft and collect your feedback and
recommendations. Please note that the topic of the survey is Issue Identification and the objectives are to
better understand how the residents 1) use the zoning and development code (if at all); 2) if they are happy
and satisfied with how the City and its neighborhoods look today from a site development perspective; and 3)
to understand what issues residents have that we may need to incorporate into the updated Zoning and
Development Code. Questions were developed using the information collected in an initial questionnaire
completed the Planning Commission and City Staff.
You can access the online survey from the link below (you can copy and paste the address into any browser),
and we have included a PDF of the survey in your meeting packet. Please do NOT take the survey – you can
place filler text in the fields if needed, and your responses will be deleted. Your comments to the draft will
not be recorded since the questions are only a draft. After the Planning Commission and City Council
meetings we will compile your comments and feedback, update the survey, and then send it out to the Public
for response. Once finalized, we also invite you to participate and take the survey. Thank you in advance for
your help and consideration.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ScandiaZoning#