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Planning division outlines 2025 work plan; council flags street‑tree, vacation‑rental and middle‑housing items
Summary
Planning staff presented a 2025 work plan that includes a street‑tree list update, planter‑strip clarifications and code maintenance; public comment urged a standalone tree ordinance. Council directed staff to continue tracking state mandates but signaled limited appetite for a local emergency‑shelter code change.
Planning staff presented the division’s 2025 work plan on Jan. 21 and reviewed 2024 accomplishments, including amendments to daycare land‑use rules, the redesignation of the enterprise zone and the creation of a customer service manual for permitting.
Clay Downey, Planning Manager, and Associate Planner Jeremiah Chromie said staff would prioritize development‑standards updates (lighting, screening), the narrowed Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) employment‑lands work, vacation‑rental code updates and a street‑tree list revision aimed at “right tree, right place” plantings. They also designated the street‑tree list and planter‑strip clarifications as items that will improve predictability for homeowners and developers.
Public comment: resident Brandon Slider (recorded in…
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