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Council asks staff to study consolidation of planning, zoning and other advisory boards
Summary
Councilmembers directed staff to prepare options to consolidate the local planning agency, zoning board and several other advisory committees to streamline reviews and reduce scheduling delays; staff will return with code-change options and membership proposals.
Bonita Springs councilmembers asked staff on April 16 to return with proposals to consolidate the local planning agency (LPA), the zoning board and several advisory committees, aiming to speed project reviews and reduce duplicative hearings.
At the council's strategic workshop earlier this year, members discussed combining boards to allow a single panel to review holistic land-use, zoning and design issues. Staff told the council that the change would require code amendments and careful attention to statutory requirements, including designated seats for some boards under state reporting.
"The purpose of these boards…
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