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Residents urge council to fix zoning, speed up variances and enforce codes during general comment
Summary
Multiple residents used general comment to urge action on zoning rework, local landmark protection, code enforcement and nuisance uses in residential neighborhoods; speakers described long delays in variance processes and urged clearer code and quicker remedies.
During the council—s general comment period on Oct. 21, 2025 several residents described long-running struggles with the city—s zoning and permitting processes, asked for stronger code enforcement against a tow-truck business operating from a residence, and thanked council members and staff for assistance in pursuing landmark or code remedies.
Cindy Cromer, speaking as a property owner in RMF-35 zones and a longtime participant in zoning matters, recounted her experience with the 1995 zoning rewrite and described how…
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