Council member urges code update after variance highlights outdated zoning

Feb 11, 2026

Dr. Edward Drohan said a recent variance showed parts of the town "do not meet the current standards" and urged a joint meeting of Planning and Zoning and the council to update the Town Code; he also repeated support for using AI to aid the 2026 Comprehensive Plan.

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Dr. Edward Drohan raised concerns that a variance request demonstrated portions of Thunderbolt no longer meet zoning standards that, he said, "go back about twenty years ago," and urged the council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to meet to update the Town Code. He asked that town staff and commissioners consider revising the zoning code and flagged the Comprehensive Plan update as an opportunity to address those gaps.

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