Commission recommends removing obsolete supermajority requirement from zoning code
The commission recommended approval of a city-initiated code amendment removing a provision that required a three‑quarters council majority to overrule Planning & Zoning Commission denials, aligning the code with state law.
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The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend repeal of a city code provision that required a three‑quarters majority of the City Council to overrule a Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation to deny a zoning or text amendment. Staff said the state legislature repealed the enabling law that allowed cities to require a supermajority in this instance, so the city code must be changed to reflect current state statute.
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