Committee backs codifying comprehensive plan language and keeps 'flume' clarification
The committee voted to include language recognizing a comprehensive plan in the charter and to keep a clause clarifying that a 'flume' does not create development entitlements; members cited state law and attorney guidance during debate.
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Members debated whether to enshrine the comprehensive plan in the charter or leave it to ordinances and state law. City staff noted that state rules require a comp plan when a city adopts zoning, and proponents said charter language would protect the plan from being removed by future councils.
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