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Lubbock planning staff presents draft zoning map analysis; council asks for district-by-district outreach
Summary
City planning staff presented a draft zoning map analysis recommending rezoning roughly 1,250 parcels to better match current land use and the 2018 comprehensive plan; councilmembers urged district-level outreach, clearer notices and use of an interactive map before formal zone cases are filed.
City of Lubbock planning staff presented a draft zoning map analysis at a Sept. 23 work session and asked for City Council direction on whether to move recommended zone changes through the formal rezoning process.
Kristen Sager, director of planning, told the council the analysis flows from the city’s comprehensive plan adopted in December 2018 and the recent Unified Development Code (UDC) update. “Today is a work session. There is no action being taken. We are just looking for discussion, feedback and direction,” Sager said.
The analysis, prepared with consultant SafeBuilt, reviewed more than 105,000 parcels within city limits and identified roughly 1,250 parcels with recommended zoning changes to align zoning with existing land use or future land use designations. Sager said the work is intended to reduce nonconforming situations and implement the UDC and future land use map; examples cited include industrial zoning over parcels developed…
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