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City subcommittee moves to update ordinances to reflect chief development officer authority over zoning code enforcement
Summary
At a July 3 General Government Subcommittee meeting, members agreed to forward two housekeeping ordinance changes to city council that update fee and zoning definitions to recognize the chief development officer’s authority and the Office of Planning and Economic Development’s role in zoning code enforcement.
At a July 3 meeting of the Springfield City General Government Subcommittee, members agreed to recommend that two ordinance amendments be sent to the full City Council to reflect that zoning code enforcement falls under the chief development officer and to update a fee table and zoning-definition language accordingly.
The changes covered Chapter 1, Article 5, Section 1–25 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Springfield and an amendment to Article 2, Section 2.2 of the city zoning ordinance. "Zoning code enforcement is moving over to the office of planning and economic development," said Tim, Chief Development Officer, explaining the proposed relocation and…
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