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Historic Zoning Commission urges care after Metro Council passes BL 2025-742; forms transition review committee
Summary
After Metro Council passed BL 2025-742, the Metro Historic Zoning Commission reported a split but urgent response: a Feb. special committee issued a statement and the commission appointed a transition committee to review a forthcoming memorandum of understanding with Planning.
The Metro Historic Zoning Commission described a fast-moving policy shift after Metro Council passed BL 2025-742 and said it will review the details of a transition to the Planning Department through a newly created transition committee.
Commissioner David Price reported at the commission meeting that a special-called committee met Feb. 26 and drafted a statement outlining the commission’s view of the legislation and its effects. The commission also appointed a joint transition committee to review a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will govern operations during the planned move of historic zoning staff to Planning.
Why it matters: BL 2025-742 changes the administrative home for historic zoning staff and has prompted public concern about how design-review authority and the staff–commission relationship will operate…
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