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Committee debates and tables ordinance tightening neighborhood‑meeting triggers for revised development plans
Summary
After over an hour of debate on whether to require neighborhood meetings for revised detailed district development plans within three years of a zoning change — and whether to set the trigger at 10% or 25% — the Planning & Zoning Committee voted to table the ordinance for further review.
The Planning & Zoning Committee on Feb. 4 extensively debated an ordinance (24 LDC‑0009) that would require developers to hold neighborhood meetings before submitting a revised detailed district development plan within three years of an approved zoning change if the revision increases density or otherwise crosses set thresholds.
Joel Dock, legal staff in the Office of Planning, said the proposal responds to concerns about a perceived “bait and switch” where a project is presented one way at rezoning and revised quickly afterward. Dock explained…
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