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Committee advances transfer of zoning administrator office to Planning; verbal amendment on civil‑service protections withdrawn
Summary
Councilman James Torrance, chair of the Housing and Economic Development Committee, opened a hearing on a bill to transfer the city—s zoning administrator from the Department of Housing to the Department of Planning; agencies supported the transfer but a verbal amendment requiring Civil Service Commission notice was withdrawn for lack of written language and a committee voting session was scheduled.
Councilman James Torrance, chair of the Housing and Economic Development Committee, opened a hearing on a bill to transfer the office of the zoning administrator from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to the Department of Planning. The committee heard agency reports supporting the transfer but paused after a last‑minute verbal amendment on civil‑service protections prompted procedural objections and was withdrawn for later consideration.
The chair said the change would "streamline" processes and improve review times; Council Vice President Middleton, sponsor of the bill, told the committee that transferring the zoning administrator "makes sense" because the Department of Planning "has a strong planning commission that deals with zoning on a regular basis." Jeff Hockstetter…
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