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Council reopens discussion on Planned Development rules, asks staff to compare other cities
Summary
Councilors debated whether to keep, revise or eliminate the city’s Planned Development (PD) zoning option. Many members said the PD language is subjective and needs clearer, enforceable criteria; staff was asked to gather PD language from comparable cities and return with recommendations.
The City Council discussed proposed changes to the Planned Development (PD) provisions in Chapter 15 of the zoning code and asked staff to research how other cities structure PD districts. The council did not adopt an ordinance; instead the council directed staff to return with comparative language and proposed revisions.
Why it matters: councilors said the PD process has been used in recent large projects and that the existing PD language contains subjective terms such as “unique” and…
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