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Commission defers codification of growth-management language into subdivision ordinance pending consolidated draft
Summary
Planning commissioners deferred action on a referral to codify interim growth-management standards into the subdivision ordinance and asked staff and the city attorney to produce a consolidated redline that incorporates council referrals and commission edits for further review.
The commission opened a public hearing and discussed a council referral asking staff to codify an interim growth-management policy into the subdivision ordinance (Chapter 10, Exhibit A). After reviewing multiple draft markups — including a redline suggested by Commissioner Frank Robbins and edits the city council requested — commissioners decided to defer action and asked staff and the city attorney to return a single consolidated draft for review.
Commissioners said the packet contained several overlapping drafts that made review difficult. Robbins explained his redline would apply the proposed growth-management requirements to all plats rather than only preliminary plats and asked that the repealer clause be removed; the city attorney agreed the repealer clause should be removed to avoid unintended consequences. The city attorney and staff asked for more time to cross-reference the proposed ordinance against the rest of the municipal code to avoid conflicts. The commission voted to table the item and directed staff to present one combined document showing all recommended edits.
Ending: The commission deferred the item to a future meeting after staff prepares a consolidated ordinance incorporating council and commission edits and the city attorney completes a detailed legal review.
