City of Eau Claire’s Century Code Update becomes implemented Oct. 1
After a Century Code update in 2023, the new zoning code in the city of Eau Claire comes into force as of today.
The implementation of the new land development regulation (LDO), the more official title of the zoning code, comes after the unanimous passing of the Municipal Assembly members update the century code on August 12th. At the last meeting held on Tuesday last week, the members of the Municipal Assembly completed the zoning code with the regulations regarding the regulations regarding the regulations on property developers with the updates addressing the DNR requirements and the regulations on property developers. New development.
The Century Code update process was a great attempt to look at all the elements discussed in the previously existing zoning code and to update them to a more modern vision. It is defined by the city as a “generation effort ve and the latest code is updated in 1990.
“The biggest thing [we are] It requires and requires more compact development, Eau says Eau Claire Planning Manager Ned Noel. “ As the growth of the city, we grow more effectively and more compact because we want to use the land more effectively and reduce the spread. Our codes are now basically allowing smaller lots. “
As emphasized in the comprehensive plan of the city of Eau Claire, compact development is a primary area they want to see. With this goal, LDO involves the removal of arbitrary density standards and reduces lot sizes, setbacks and parking needs. In addition, real housing development and encouragement for real affordable houses.
“Housing units are something new that many cities do, Çan Noel said. “This is approved: Small home courts or summer courts.”
LDO also contains more graphics and aims to be a more user -friendly document.
As a large area, construction and protection and document also appeal to areas such as tree protection and building design standards and the bird is a new addition to the language document in the safe glass.
Although the debate about the protection of the tree is consistent, a unsuccessful change leaves the current tree protection limit at 12 inches, which is the same number as in the previous zoning code. This means that if a developer wants to remove them, the trees with or more in diameter or more should be protected, re -planned or replaced for a fee of $ 400 per diameter.
As a 14 -part document, LDO contains information about environments, aesthetics, construction, traffic and more, and some details are transferred from the previous zoning code.
While the progress process in the century code update has been continuing for three years, two and a half of these years are open to the public. Through public meetings, dealing with residents and local stakeholders has been a great aspect of the process.
“He’s busy, Noel said. “Nevertheless it was completely useful; the people were super busy; the stakeholders made most of these options and worked with our Planning Commission through these ZPAC meetings.
“In general, I think the council finally made a few fine tuning, but they ended without having to go back to the drawing board. And I think these ZPAC meetings were always there. We always jumped something from them, ‘What do you think about it?’ And he would give us.
Since the Century Code update is now seeing the application, Noel said it would be revisions in the future.
“This is a living document and this was happening with our early code,” he said. “I think that society changes with new things every year every year.
The city also plans to continue to share information through news and social media in order to continue to emphasize the basic changes, to explain details and to make regulations more accessible to the public.
