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Commission approves zoning and site‑plan code updates, expands temporary shelter allowance to nonprofits
Summary
The Plan and Zoning Commission approved a set of code amendments to chapters 134 and 135 to clarify group‑living and industrial definitions, tighten outdoor‑storage language, and adjust site‑plan review triggers to ease burdens on smaller properties and businesses.
The Plan and Zoning Commission approved a package of amendments to chapters 134 (zoning) and 135 (site plan/design) intended to clarify definitions, streamline administrative procedures and adjust site plan triggers for certain small projects.
Planning staff said the updates narrow and clarify the city’s group‑living definitions (for example, dormitory and rooming house) to reduce ambiguity in distinguishing household living from group living, and add clearer language on industrial service, storage/distribution and accessory buildings to improve…
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