Weston commission approves land-use code changes, updates charter language and renews Acela software subscription

The City Commission of Weston on April 21 approved three ordinance- and resolution-level items, including a second-reading amendment to Title 12 (land use), a first-reading change to code sections aligning council terminology with a recent charter amendment, and a renewal of the city's Acela permitting software subscription.

The commission adopted the Title 12 amendment on its second and final reading. Mayor Margaret Brown called the item and the measure was moved by Commissioner Byron Jaffe and seconded by Commissioner Fabio Andrade; the roll call vote was unanimous (Andrade — yes; Vice Mayor Henry Mead — yes; Commissioner Mary Molina McPhee — yes; Jaffe — yes; Mayor Brown — yes). During discussion Commissioner Jaffe asked for confirmation that the requirement for a barrier on a swale “exempts anything that's titled residential including single family and or multifamily whether it's an HOA or not an HOA in the City Of Weston.” City Manager Don Decker…