Committee asks LRB to split industrial and distribution categories and simplify administration

Sep 24, 2026

Members worried that grouping distribution/warehousing under 'industrial' misstates trip generation and could create inequitable charges; LRB agreed to analyze separate warehousing/distribution categories and expand nonresidential classifications to balance equity and administrability.

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Multiple committee members raised concerns that a single "industrial" category may not fairly capture distribution or warehouse uses, which can have different trip-generation patterns and regulatory implications. Chair and staff stressed the need to balance equitable fee allocation with an administrable schedule and asked LRB to research adding a warehousing/distribution category or expanding the nonresidential categories.

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