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FRIENDLY AMENDMENT <br />■ IN REVIEWING BILL NO. 29, IT APPEARS THAT THE ZONING CODE DOES NOT EXPLICITLY <br />REQUIRE A M&B DESCRIPTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING OR SPECIAL <br />DISTRICTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CURRENT LANGUAGE IN HCC 25-3-3(A) STATES THAT <br />SUCH DISTRICTS "ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED" BY M&B AND MAPS, WHICH READS AS <br />OPTIONAL RATHER THAN MANDATORY. <br />■ DESPITE THIS, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS CONSISTENTLY REQUIRED THE <br />SUBMISSION OF A M&B SURVEY AND MAP PREPARED BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR AS <br />PART OF CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATIONS TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE REZONE AREA <br />BOUNDARIES AND AVOID CREATING SPLIT -ZONED LOTS. <br />■ THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FULLY SUPPORTS THE INTENT OF BILL NO. 29 AND BASED ON <br />THE PRECEDING, SUGGESTS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE BILL TO FURTHER AMEND <br />THE ZONING CODE TO EXPLICITLY REQUIRE A M&B DESCRIPTION AND A MAP <br />PREPARED BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL ZONING <br />DISTRICTS, WITH THE PROPOSED EXCEPTION, BY ADDING "SHALL" AND "BY A LICENSED <br />SURVEYOR" AS FOLLOWS PROPOSED CHANGES BOLDED): <br />