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Planning staff presents parks, transportation and future land‑use updates; council presses for clarity on jet skis, trails and housing capacity
Summary
Planning staff reviewed draft parks and recreation, transportation and future land‑use elements, including a proposed shift to multimodal transportation metrics, a request to restrict jet skis near shore, trail and park acquisition priorities and a housing‑capacity gap for low‑income units.
At the Feb. 25 council meeting, planning staff presented draft updates to three comprehensive‑plan elements — parks, recreation and open space; transportation; and the future land‑use map — and asked the council for direction on several specific policies.
Parks and open space: Planning staff said the draft contains 40 policies organized under five goals, with an emphasis on acquisition, preservation of natural areas and opportunities to expand the town’s trail network. The planning commission urged early action on a policy (identified in staff materials as PR‑4 / 3.4) that would restrict jet‑ski use in sensitive shoreline areas; staff and several councilors discussed limits of the town’s jurisdiction offshore and the potential need to coordinate with the Port and the county for enforcement.
Commissioners also flagged a…
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