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Council tables zoning revisions for food pantries after public feedback; staff to meet stakeholders
Summary
Council postponed action on a draft ordinance to formally recognize food pantries in Titusville zoning rules after lengthy public comment from large providers; staff will meet pantry operators to refine the draft and return with revisions.
Titusville City Council on July 22 tabled consideration of a draft ordinance that would create a zoning pathway for food pantries and other social services in the city. Staff had proposed defining "food pantry" or adding it as a specific use with conditions intended to avoid clustering of social-service providers; council deferred the item for additional stakeholder discussions. Why it matters: Multiple nonprofit and volunteer-run food providers operate in Titusville but, staff said, the city code lacked an explicit zoning category that clearly authorized…
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