City staff previews broad Centennial Municipal Code and Land Development Code amendments to planning commission

City of Centennial staff on April 23 presented an informational check-in to the Planning and Zoning Commission on a package of proposed Centennial Municipal Code (CMC) and Land Development Code (LDC) amendments and sought commissioner feedback; the commission did not vote on any amendments at the meeting.

Jess LaCambra, planner with the City of Centennial, said the proposed changes are intended to keep city regulations "relevant and clear," by correcting outdated references, clarifying measurement methods and processes, and addressing recurring implementation questions. "From time to time we need to fix or clean up some minor errors or better streamline a process, clarify existing standards or respond to reoccurring issues," LaCambra said.

LaCambra outlined several topic areas staff expects to advance. Key items include: revising Article 12 (nonconformities) to clarify what is conforming and nonconforming; updating language that references fire-lane approvals to reflect that South Metro Fire District, not the city, approves…