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Planning Commission to tackle zoning updates chapter‑by‑chapter, starting with Part 1 at next meeting
Summary
Commissioners agreed to use a chapter/part approach to review zoning regulations, using the public comment matrix and two meetings per month. Staff proposed starting with Part 1 at the next scheduled meeting (July 28) and to involve stakeholders and committees as chapters are discussed.
The Planning Commission agreed to begin a structured review of the zoning regulations using a chapter‑by‑chapter (or part‑by‑part) approach and to start with Part 1 at the next regular meeting. Mike, the planning staff member, proposed breaking the zoning document into manageable pieces so commissioners and the public could learn the structure and provide informed feedback.
Staff outlined a possible cadence: one meeting could focus on zoning and the other on the city plan; alternatively, the commission could dedicate one meeting to a chapter or a part and the second meeting to follow‑up and public input. Mike said going chapter by chapter would help ‘‘take the mystery and fog out of zoning’’ and allow staff to explain what each chapter contains and why.
Commissioners supported using the previously compiled matrix of public comments as a running reference. Maria, a planning commissioner, said: “I agree. I like this idea of going chapter by chapter… I would like to reference back to matrix of comments that we received… make sure that as we review a chapter that we're also considering those comments.” Aaron Kosicki (commissioner) also identified himself and participated in the discussion about process and scheduling.
Staff proposed involving design‑review staff (Meredith) for the design review section and said some large parts would be split across meetings. The commission agreed to ‘‘front load’’ zoning work and to invite stakeholders and committees back into the process as chapters are reviewed.
Next steps: staff will present Part 1 at the commission’s next meeting (noted in the meeting as July 28) and will maintain a master list of proposed amendments derived from the comment matrix and commissioner submissions. Commissioners were told they can send items to staff to add to the master list.
(Ending) The commission set a process and a start date for zoning updates and asked staff to prepare a Part 1 presentation for the next meeting.
