Council advances omnibus code amendments including parking adjudication and LERTA changes

Mar 24, 2026

On first reading Council advanced Ordinance 2026‑7, which the city attorney described as a broad set of code changes including creation of an in‑house administrative hearing board for parking adjudication and revisions to the LERTA program requiring at least 100 jobs and expenditures described in the minutes as $20,000.

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Councilmember Perry presented Ordinance 2026‑7 on first reading March 24; Attorney Logsdon described a package of amendments to the city code affecting the Land Bank board, parking garage and lots, subdivision and land development rules, and a LERTA (tax incentive) amendment. Logsdon said the city will establish an administrative hearing process for parking violations and that City Council will appoint an Administrative Hearing Board to keep adjudication "in house."

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