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Lebanon planning panel reviews zoning-code rewrite, block-length standards and SP process
Summary
At a Planning Commission meeting, staff and commissioners discussed the proposed zoning-code rewrite, debated existing block-length standards and agreed to schedule further review of the Special Plan (SP) process and a possible design-review committee before making formal recommendations to City Council.
The Lebanon Planning Commission discussed a proposed rewrite of the city’s zoning code and requested more focused review of the Special Plan (SP) section and a proposed design-review committee at its meeting on Oct. 12.
Planning staff emphasized that some dimensional standards in the draft are long-standing: “It’s 800 feet. So 800 feet is the minimum,” a planning staff member said, describing the commission’s current minimum block-length standard and contrasting it with block-length guidance used in other cities.
Why it matters: block length and SP rules shape where development can go, how walkable neighborhoods are and how narrowly a site’s allowable uses can be defined. Commissioners said they want time to review the 200-page draft in more detail, to make recommendations to City Council and to consider carving specific items out for separate votes rather than delaying the entire code package.
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