Commission hires Kimley‑Horn to modernize land‑development code, mindful of SB 180

Sep 8, 2026

The commission approved a piggyback agreement with Kimley‑Horn for a code modernization project intended to improve predictability and update landscape and development standards; consultants proposed a phased approach to comply with Senate Bill 180 limitations and to prepare a more comprehensive code once SB 180 restrictions expire.

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The commission approved a piggyback contract with Kimley‑Horn to undertake a multi‑disciplinary update of the city's land development regulations and landscape code. Hannah Schaefer, a certified urban planner with Kimley‑Horn, told the commission the firm will look to "modernize update the code and create more efficiencies and ease of use and predictability," and that the firm will work closely with staff, the city attorney and the planning and zoning board.

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