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Community development, zoning rewrite and new permitting system top 2026 priorities

5962057 · October 16, 2025
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Community Development Director Jennifer Andrews told the finance committee the city plans to finish a multi-year zoning-code update in 2026, complete implementation of a new permitting system for building inspection, and better allocate director-level staff time between planning and inspection.

Jennifer Andrews, director of community development, told the finance committee on Oct. 16 that the planning department’s main ongoing work is a major update to the zoning code and that the department expects to complete the effort in 2026.

Andrews said the zoning code update has been “a big lift for the staff” and called it the department’s largest project this past year. She also reviewed changes to staffing…

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