The selected consultant team should be experienced professionals who can work collaboratively with the local municipality to develop a clear, concise and reasonable set of regulations that implement the City’s goals. The following principals should guide the update process: • Focus on improving the Code to eliminate deficient, outdated, overly complex or unnecessary provisions. • Make the code internally consistent between Titles and Chapters. • Create a user-friendly code that is easy to administer by staff and easily understood by the residential and business community. • Use plain, easily understood language in describing requirements and procedures. • Ensure compatibility with case law and current state and federal law. • Evaluate the code for regulatory gaps. • Eliminate “repealed” or “deleted” titles, chapters, or sections. • Apply form-based concepts and development flexibility where appropriate. • Insert tables, graphics and/or illustrations wherever practical or necessary to convey concepts. • Conduct full legal review. The consultant should propose an approach to understanding the existing code and the City’s needs. The approach should include gathering needed background information and analysis to suggest recommendations on how best to modernize the code. The existing conditions review should include, at a minimum, a thorough examination of the current Municipal Code.
