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Council adopts revised zoning code; commission warned to watch fee schedule, tree and park-impact changes
Summary
City council approved a revised zoning code and a number of amendments the night before the commission’s Aug. 13 meeting. Staff told commissioners the new code takes effect Oct. 1, with cleanup amendments and fee-schedule updates to follow; commissioners flagged park-impact and tree fees as likely to affect housing affordability.
City council passed the city’s revised zoning code and a package of amendments the night before the Aug. 13 Housing Opportunities Commission meeting. Staff and commissioners reviewed the major changes and potential affordability impacts, including new fee schedules that have not yet been finalized.
What passed and timing
Staff reported the full code and its amendments were approved by council the previous evening and that the new code goes into effect Oct. 1. A set of technical cleanup amendments and an incorporated floodplain language addition will be considered in September; the full fee schedule tied to the new code is also pending and will appear in planning commission and council review in September.
Key changes reviewed
- Tree mitigation and exemptions: Staff said the code was amended to simplify tree…
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