Minor Code Amendment Process (MiCAP)
How does MiCAP relate to Infill Compatibility Standards project?
The high interest in MiCAP producing some relief from the negative impacts of
incompatible infill should be no surprise since this broad public desire has been
recognized by City Council and the Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) project has been
launched to address the problem in a comprehensive manner.
The ICS project has a rough schedule to deliver code amendments in 18 to 24 months, a
long period of time during which substantial additional damage from incompatible infill can
occur. MiCAP has a target of about six to nine months and thus provides an opportunity to
fix some of the most serious problems in the code a year or more ahead of the ICS project.
While some infill compatibility standards will require a lengthy process to identify and craft
corrected fairly easily through MiCAP and which are likely to have broad support. Examples
include: the "round up" provision for calculating max dwellings on a lot, the lack of
adequate "flag lot" standards in all residential zones, etc. There are also a number of
critical flaws in land use process rules, such as a "gap" that allows lot partitions (i.e.,
divisions) to be approved with no consideration for the subsequent development on the
new lots.
Another step that's feasible under MiCAP would be adoption of temporary "Neighborhood
Stabilization Overlay" zones to be applied to areas experiencing the most severe impacts
from incompatible infill. The idea would be to supplant these overlays when new zoning
standards are adopted through the ICS project.
If you have any questions or comments about MiCAP, please contact the JWN Chair.
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The high interest in MiCAP producing some relief from the negative impacts of
incompatible infill should be no surprise since this broad public desire has been
recognized by City Council and the Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS) project has been
launched to address the problem in a comprehensive manner.
The ICS project has a rough schedule to deliver code amendments in 18 to 24 months, a
long period of time during which substantial additional damage from incompatible infill can
occur. MiCAP has a target of about six to nine months and thus provides an opportunity to
fix some of the most serious problems in the code a year or more ahead of the ICS project.
While some infill compatibility standards will require a lengthy process to identify and craft
corrected fairly easily through MiCAP and which are likely to have broad support. Examples
include: the "round up" provision for calculating max dwellings on a lot, the lack of
adequate "flag lot" standards in all residential zones, etc. There are also a number of
critical flaws in land use process rules, such as a "gap" that allows lot partitions (i.e.,
divisions) to be approved with no consideration for the subsequent development on the
new lots.
Another step that's feasible under MiCAP would be adoption of temporary "Neighborhood
Stabilization Overlay" zones to be applied to areas experiencing the most severe impacts
from incompatible infill. The idea would be to supplant these overlays when new zoning
standards are adopted through the ICS project.
If you have any questions or comments about MiCAP, please contact the JWN Chair.
Return to page 1 or page 2 or page 3 or page 4
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