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Planning commission discusses consolidating zoning districts, simplified zoning presentation planned for June workshop
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a proposed consolidation of Columbia Borough’s zoning districts aligned with the future land use map, discussed effects on short‑term rentals and other uses, and agreed to invite a county planning presenter to the June 17 workshop to explain a simplified zoning approach.
At a May 21 workshop, the Columbia Borough Planning Commission discussed a proposed consolidation of zoning districts drawn from the borough’s comprehensive‑plan future land‑use map and agreed to schedule a presentation on a county planning “simplified zoning” model for the June 17 work session.
Planning staff described a proposal to reduce the borough’s existing district structure to roughly eight districts. The plan would combine several existing categories — for example, downtown commercial, riverfront commercial, medium‑density residential and neighborhood commercial — into a single “downtown mixed‑use” district. Light business, light industrial and general industrial would be…
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