Staff outlines tight timeline for climate-friendly-area code changes; commission requests extra study sessions
City staff told the Planning Commission the city aims to meet state climate-friendly area and equitable communities requirements within a compressed schedule and proposed supplemental study sessions; commissioners asked for additional meeting time and an earlier start to accommodate in-depth review before council action.
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City staff told the Talent Planning Commission on Aug. 26 that the city is working toward adopting Climate Friendly Area (CFA) designations, associated comprehensive plan text, and code amendments required by state law, and that the schedule is tight. Staff said the work will include a comp plan public hearing (targeted for fall), followed by code amendments to implement CFA standards and related parking and middle-housing cleanups.
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