5. Staff report - setting public hearing for UDC
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: May 3, 2022
To: Scandia Planning Commission
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Setting the Public Hearing Date for the Unified Development Code
Background: State statute requires official zoning controls to align with the updated 2040
Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the City in October 2019. In May 2020, the City contracted with
Swanson Haskamp Consulting to update the City’s development code, subsequently identified as
the Unified Development Code. Jennifer Haskamp has been the principal lead on the project,
hosting community surveys, workshops, and working with staff to refine the updated development
code and zoning map. The Planning Commission is tasked with holding the public hearing and
making a recommendation to the City Council for final adoption of the City’s Unified Development
Code.
Issue: What date should be set for a public hearing on the Unified Development Code? The
purpose of the meeting is to gather public comments and to consider a recommendation to the
City Council for its final adoption.
Proposal Details: The consultant provided two potential dates at which SHC is available to
participate in the public hearing:
• Monday, May 23rd OR Wednesday, May 25th
Staff surveyed the Planning Commission and City Council as to their availability for either of these
dates. The table below summarizes the responses for dates that work best. No response could be
interpreted that either date is good.
Planning Commission Monday, May 23rd Wednesday, May 25th
Travis Loeffler X
Kirsten Libby X
Perry Rynders X
Jon Engstrand (no response) X X
Jan Hogle (no response) X X
City Council
Christine Maefsky X
Steve Kronmiller X X
Patti Ray X
Heather Benson (no response) X X
Jerry Cusick (no response) X X
Action Required: The Planning Commission needs to set a public hearing date at which a
quorum of Planning Commissioners is present. Attendance by the City Council may be
beneficial so they are informed of public comments and discussion, but not required. If City
Council members cannot attend, the meeting will be streamed and recorded on Boxcast for
their viewing prior to the Council’s adoption, tentatively planned for their meeting on June 21,
2022.