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Council hears competing views as staff maps industrial zones, buffers for proposed homeless‑shelter UDC changes
Summary
City staff presented maps showing industrial parcels that would meet council‑requested 500‑ and 1,000‑foot buffers from residential zones and major corridors for potential siting of standalone homeless shelters; public comment was divided and council gave mixed guidance without adopting an ordinance.
City planning staff presented two maps and sought council guidance on whether to limit standalone homeless shelters to industrial zones and whether to require separation buffers from residential zones and from major corridors.
Staff said the April direction to prepare maps came after a 5‑to‑4 council vote asking for more analysis, and presented two scenarios: industrial parcels that are at least 500 feet from residential zones and major corridors (U.S. Highway 287, U.S. 34, State Highway 402 and Taft Avenue), and a second map using a 1,000‑foot buffer. The maps highlight a limited number of industrial parcels that meet those criteria, and staff…
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