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Levelland launches overhaul of 1981 zoning ordinance; consultants outline nine‑month update and ask for public input
Summary
City officials and consultants opened a listening session to begin a multi‑module update of Levelland's zoning ordinance, focusing on housing, cumulative zoning, mobile/manufactured homes, landscaping and development procedures; consultants said the work will run about nine months and include multiple public review milestones.
Consultants from Freese and Nichols and members of the Levelland Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council held a public listening session to begin a comprehensive update of the city—s zoning ordinance, which the consultants said dates back to 1981.
David Jones, project manager with Freese and Nichols, described the meeting as a chance for the consultants and elected officials to hear local priorities. "We're here to listen to what your priorities are, the issues that that you see, and help y'all develop solutions for, for moving forward, and growing in in the way that, that y'all envision," Jones said. He said the firm will produce a code diagnostic and then draft code in three modules covering zoning districts and land uses; site development requirements such as landscaping and parking; and zoning procedures including development review and variances.
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