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Highland council continues vote on PO zoning rewrite after wide code changes and resident concerns
Summary
Council held public hearing and detailed staff presentation on proposed Professional Office (PO) zone text amendments, discussed building heights, roof limits, landscaping and notice requirements, then voted to continue the ordinance to allow staff to incorporate clarifications requested by council.
Highland — City staff presented a broad rewrite of the Professional Office (PO) zone at the Highland City Council meeting on Aug. 5, 2025, and the council voted to continue the ordinance to allow additional clarifications after public comment and several council questions.
The proposed code changes would remove the original site exhibits and replace them with a flexible, standards-based PO zone that keeps the zone’s original intent while adding new rules for building massing, roofing, parking, setbacks and landscaping. Staff said the goal is to preserve a traditional residential look along Highland Boulevard while allowing modern office designs elsewhere in the district.
Planning staff said the Planning Commission reviewed the amendments in…
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