Council declares a 30-day public comment period for proposed Development Code amendments

At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Sierra Vista City Council declared a 30-day public comment period for proposed Development Code amendments.

The Community Development Department regularly reviews current code provisions and procedures to identify ways in which the staff and the City can improve efficiencies, clarify requirements, and help residents and business owners move through the system more easily. The proposed amendments pertain to definitions, temporary uses, signs, landscaping, and the matrix of use permissions and zoning district regulations. The amendments, which are now open to public comment for 30 days, will provide flexibility that reduces unnecessary regulations and clarifies existing code language.

One amendment adds Staging Areas with Temporary Field Office to the definitions, allowing construction companies to temporarily store equipment on vacant land during an active construction site. Meanwhile, others add more flexibility to sign standards; landscaping, walls, screening, and buffer; conversions from commercial to multi-family residence; and attached car ports and covered patios in manufactured home parks.

Residents can review the amendments and offer input at Engage.SierraVistaAZ.gov.

In other business:

  • Mayor Clea McCaa declared April 28 through May 2 as National Small Business Week.
  • The Economic Development Commission recognized Franco’s Barber Shop as the Small Business of the Year.
  • Council authorized Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services to submit for reimbursable grants from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for consideration by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
  • Council approved a conditional use permit for True Vine Ministries to operate at 100 S. 2nd Street.
  • Council reappointed Rebecca Dailous, Gwen Calhoun, Judy Wand, and Carolyn Cruz to the Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Diversity Commission.
  • Council reappointed Julia McCaa and Angela Givens to the Neighborhoods Commission.
  • Council accepted the resignation of Iris Allison and reappointed Sherron Driver and Verna Williams to the Commission on Disability Issues.
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