Internal Affairs flags four development‑cost items for further study; council accepts committee’s package minus those items
Sep 16, 2025
After a lengthy Internal Affairs discussion, council accepted most proposed municipal code amendments but directed staff and Internal Affairs to further review four issues raised by builders — rainfall intensity standards, pavement design, street‑light bases, and traffic analysis thresholds — before adopting changes that affect development costs.
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The City Council on Sept. 16 accepted the Internal Affairs Committee’s recommendations to advance most updates to multiple titles of the Chico Municipal Code, but directed further review of four items the local building community identified as increasing development costs.
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