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Planning commission recommends zoning text amendment limiting future humanitarian service facilities
Summary
The Winchester City Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of text amendment TA-25-47, which defines "humanitarian service facilities," limits where they may locate by conditional use permit and removes philanthropic/charitable institutions as a permitted use in certain downtown zoning districts.
The Winchester City Planning Commission on March 18 recommended that the City Council approve text amendment TA-25-47, a zoning ordinance change to define "humanitarian service facilities," set performance standards for them and restrict where they may be permitted.
The amendment would repeal "philanthropic and charitable institutions" as a permitted land use in portions of the city and allow the newly defined humanitarian service facilities only in specified commercial, medical and industrial districts by conditional use permit. Planning staff presented the amendment and maps showing the district changes to the commission at the public hearing.
City planning staff member Mr. Velasquez,…
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