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Urbana committee forwards Imagine Urbana comprehensive plan to full council after narrow vote
Summary
The Urbana City Council Committee of the Whole voted to send the Imagine Urbana comprehensive plan to the city council regular agenda after a lengthy public comment period and debate over neighborhood-level language. An amendment to lock in single‑family/duplex protections for Neighborhood 1 failed.
The Urbana City Council Committee of the Whole voted July 21 to send Ordinance No. 2025-04-013, the Imagine Urbana comprehensive plan, to the full City Council for final consideration.
The plan was forwarded after a staff presentation and more than an hour of public comment from residents, neighborhood advocates and developers. Staff described the plan as a “living document” and said the text was edited to be more inclusive, for example changing “Urbana needs housing of all types and at all price points” to “Urbana needs more housing for people of all ages and income levels.” Kevin Garcia, principal planner, reviewed those edits and said they are intended to guide later zoning work rather than automatically change…
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