Livingston planning commissioners ask staff for revised hybrid map as general-plan study session ends

Consultants presented three land-use alternatives for Livingston’s general-plan update at the Planning Commission’s Feb. 11 study session, and commission members asked staff to prepare a revised, hybrid preferred land-use map that incorporates public input and specific parcel requests.

The presentation by Miguel Galvez, contract planner with JBL Anderson Land Use Planning, and Minteer Harnish consultants laid out three scenarios: a no-change baseline; an infill-focused alternative that emphasizes downtown mixed use and higher multifamily capacity; and an expansion alternative that would annex additional land at the city’s edge for housing and jobs. "This evening we arrive at a significant milestone on the general plan update process," Miguel Galvez said as the session opened. "This has been a long journey on the general plan update process." Michael Gibbons, project manager for Minteer Harnish, described the alternatives as "what if" scenarios used to test capacity, circulation and infrastructure impacts.

Why it matters: the choice of a preferred land-use alternative sets the map that will drive…