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Planning staff recommends adjusting proposed family‑definition text amendment; commission defers final action to May 22
Summary
The commission held public hearing on an ordinance that would exempt minors from occupancy limits; staff supported the exemption but urged raising the age in the draft from 13 to 18 to align with fair housing law. The commission deferred final action to its May 22 meeting.
The Metropolitan Planning Commission opened public hearing on April 24 on a councilmember‑filed text amendment that would change the zoning code definition of “family” by excluding persons under a specified age from occupancy limits applicable to unrelated persons living together.
Bob Lehman of the planning staff explained the current definition and the amendment as filed. The proposal would add language exempting “persons under the age of…
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