Staff preview cycle-2 development-code cleanups, joint public hearing set for Dec. 8

Nov 3, 2026

NDS presented technical cleanups to the 2023 development code including special-exception numeric flexibility, tree-permit consolidation, lodging bicycle parking rules and nonconforming building clarifications; staff said a joint public hearing with planning commission is scheduled for Dec. 8.

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Matt Auflin, development planning manager with Neighborhood Development Services, briefed council on the cycle-2 development-code maintenance package that will focus on technical fixes and refinements rather than large policy changes. Auflin said staff keep a rolling log of cleanup items and that last week planning commission appointed a subcommittee to work on amendments; a joint public hearing with planning commission is scheduled for Dec. 8 and staff aim for second reading in January or February with an effective date near the end of March.

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