Residents urge citizen involvement, question E-lot changes and cite Initiative 300
Public commenters praised aspects of the draft but urged clearer engagement pathways for technical reviewers, and one speaker warned that changing E-zone lot minimums (0.5 to 0.25 acre) would amount to rezoning and conflict with Ballot Initiative 300 and ordinance 11-25.
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During a three-person public-comment block, residents expressed both appreciation for the draft and concern about process and substantive changes. Rebecca Rickert (speaker 12), a land-use attorney, complimented the consultants but asked whether a mechanism exists for technical dialogue on drafting language: "Is there any mechanism now for the public or people that are like engineers or developers or land use attorneys like me that maybe have a dialogue about some issues that I have seen in the draft?" she asked.
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