ZAP Final Phase

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Zoning Alignment Project (ZAP)

ZAP Community Engagement Through January, 2024

Update July, 2025

Sources inside Rochester City Hall have indicated the "final" version of what may become Rochester's new zoning code will be released in November. In layperson's terms UMNA understands the next steps are expected to be:

• Release of the proposed "final" version of Rochester's new zoning code

• Public hearings on held on the proposed new zoning code by Rochester City Council

• Rochester City Council will deliberate on the proposed new zoning code. Council may or may not amend or otherwise influence the proposed new zoning code.

• Rochester City Council will eventually vote on the "final-final" version - the version they will have had a hand in developing.

• If Rochester City Council votes to approve the new zoning code, the new zoning code will be implemented

Concerns around scant public awareness and input into the proposed new zoning code and about anticipated changes embedded in the proposed new zoning code have stimulated new efforts to understand and influence the outcome.

What next on ZAP?

• The City of Rochester’s ZAP team will review comments submitted by all interested parties and prepare a newly revised edition of the proposed zoning code. (Beginning February 1, 2024)

• The City of Rochester’s ZAP team will release the "Comment Disposition Recommendations Report" that includes all written comments submitted by the interested parties. SEE BELOW.

Rochester Environmental Commission Comment Disposition Recommendations Report Released June 3, 2024 below. Scroll down to see additional pages. This file may be downloaded for easier viewing & searching.

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• The newly revised proposed “final draft” of the zoning code will be released sometime later in this year.

• Rochester City Council will then hold public hearings on the “final draft” of the zoning code.

• Rochester City Council will vote on the “final draft” of the zoning code.

• When a final version of the zoning code is approved by the City, the new zoning code will be implemented. This may happen as early as this year but many people think it may happen in 2025.