The Zoning Ordinance Steering Committee confirmed the process and timeline for public review: staff will post the second draft of the zoning ordinance before the scheduled presentation on Friday at 6 p.m., begin a public comment period of roughly 50 days, and use a Sept. 8 committee meeting to review submitted comments before the ordinance proceeds toward an October board meeting for further action.

“That will trigger the 60...” a committee member said in discussion of the posting timeline; staff clarified the intention to allow an extended public comment window. Kristin, planning staff, said the committee planned a September 8 meeting to “take a look at [comments] and if any decisions have to be made,” and staff asked members to review the second draft before that meeting.

Public participation and materials
Staff said materials — including district summary sheets and an appendix of lot standards — will be posted alongside the draft so residents can quickly find relevant rules. The presentation is scheduled to be held in chambers and broadcast live, staff said, and members confirmed multiple ways for residents to submit feedback: by email, phone, or by attending public comment during board meetings.

Next steps
Staff asked committee members to make “every effort to kind of review the second draft, prior to our September 8 meeting.” The committee discussed a follow-up process for presenting the ordinance to the mayor and aldermen and then moving it to the council’s committee calendar for an October consideration and final vote later in the year.

Provenance:
First related transcript block excerpt (topicintro): “So with this, Friday at 6PM is the presentation. When is this going to be posted for everyone to start reviewing and see live?”

Last related transcript block excerpt (topicfinish): “Our September 8 meeting will be focused on what are the changes that came in through email, and is there anything of that that we should be addressing, prior to kick off the process. And as Jeff said, the next process is the board meeting in October.”