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ATTY/ORD.0007/CC ORD ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE REV: 07-08-26 MI Page 2 of 4 it remains internally consistent; and that it remains consistent with the General Plan, City policies, and State law; and WHEREAS, to implement the Housing Element, development review streamlining, and Code maintenance, updates and text amendments are required for Chapters 2, 5, 15, 18, 30, and 32 (collectively, the “Municipal Code Amendments”), which accomplish the following: • Implement Housing Element Program H4-6: Permit Processing and Program H4-9: Housing Accountability Act to simplify procedures to support development review streamlining, increase staff-level entitlement review, and reduce the number of public hearings. Additional description in development review streamlining bullet below • Implement development review streamlining to: o Allow the Zoning Administrator to approve tentative maps, vesting tentative maps, and condominium maps for development projects if the development project does not otherwise trigger Planning Commission review; o Update the review threshold requirement for taking development projects to the Architectural Advisory Committee and Planning Commission for review; o Remove utility undergrounding requirement for residential development; • Implement Municipal Code maintenance to: o Clarify that the Board of Building Review has the authority to review an appeal of a building permit; o Update standards for Animals and Fowl to allow more fowls and rabbits on a given property and to update the review authority for permits to keep horses, cows, goats, and sheep on private property. o Clarify definitions; o Correct typographical errors and unintended insertions and deletions that occurred during previous code updates; o Remove outdated and/or obsolete content that no longer reflects current policies or practices; o Ensure consistency with State law;