WHAT: The Planning Staff is bringing back two (2) deferred items for discussion--tree conservation and the rezoning process. Following the deferred items, the Planning Staff will provide an overview of Chapter 11, Building and Housing Code. SPECIAL NOTE: The backyard cottage was supposed to be on the Comprehensive Planning Committee's January 9 agenda. Two major rezoning cases have required a deferral to a future meeting. WHEN: Monday, January 7 at 4:00 pm. WHERE: 222 West Hargett Street, City Council Chamber. LIKELY HOT TOPICS: * Tree Conservation: This has and continues to be a confusing and controversial topic. DEFERRED ITEMS: * Tree conservation + amenity open space. The Planning Commission reduced the aggregate requirement from 15 to 10%. There are also concerns about what counts as amenity open space. * Additional Housing Patterns. The discussion about backyard cottages, accessory apartments and cottage courts has been moved to the Comprehensive Planning Committee. This will give the public the opportunity to make comments. * Residential Densities: City Council needs to understand how infrastructure capacity will affect residential density in mixed use districts. * Resource Extraction: City Council asked the Planning Staff to analyze this use by district and review the process for permitting this use. MEETING DOCUMENTS: Planning Commission's Recommendations <http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanCurrent/Documents/DevelopmentPlansRevi ew/NewRaleighCode/UDO_Planning_Commission_Recommendations.pdf> | January 7 Staff Report <http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanCurrent/Documents/DevelopmentPlansRevi ew/NewRaleighCode/UDO_CC_Review_January_7.pdf> Additional information available here <http://raleighudo.com/blog/raleigh-city-council-continues-review-raleighudo %E2%80%A6-meeting-13> . Philip W Poe Five Points CAC co-chair 919.410.6772 1# talk + text <http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html> pwpoe(a)att.net <mailto:pwpoe@att.net> www.fivepointscac.org <http://www.fivepointscac.org/> <http://www.facebook.com/FivePointsCAC> <http://www.twitter.com/FivePointsCAC>