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Commission approves changes to Southwest Focus Area Plan to clarify map and streamline zoning process
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to amend the Southwest Focus Area Plan (Case 25-4) to fix the land-use map and align its procedures with recent citywide zoning-code updates, removing an overlay chapter that produced unintended limits on existing industrial parcels.
The City of Delaware Planning Commission on May 7 approved an amendment to the Southwest Focus Area Plan (Case 25-4) that modifies the land-use map and updates plan text so it aligns with recent changes to the city’s zoning code and procedural rules.
The amendment replaces a map that followed parcel lines with a “land-use” map that uses generalized, cross-boundary designations (staff described it as the squiggly map) to reduce confusion about what uses were expected in the area. The change also removes or supersedes an overlay chapter (chapter 11 17) and clarifies that the map is to be used primarily for rezoning cases rather than to extinguish existing, lawfully zoned uses.
Staff presentation and public comment
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