Council approves overlay items and allows amendments through third reading amid opt‑out request for Tisdale parcel

Council voted to approve two planning items (identified in the agenda as items A and B) and agreed to permit amendments up to third reading after debate about an overlay and an opt‑out request for a specific parcel.

Council member Moody moved to approve items A and B; the chair seconded the motion. Several council members voiced concerns about upzoning outside the urban growth boundary and asked for additional conversations before final adoption. Council member Wurman requested the measure be amendable up to third reading, a change several members supported as a means to allow further review.

Council member (name in transcript) raised a constituent request that the Tisdale parcel be excluded from the overlay; the member said the parcel owner asked not to be included and requested council consider opt‑out procedures. The item’s supporters said the overlay operates similarly to rezoning and parcels may opt out following the standard process, but at least one member said the version under consideration might not include an opt‑out and that would prevent their support.

After discussion, council agreed to allow amendments through third reading and moved the items forward. Members cited the opportunity for additional conversations and public comment as reasons to advance while retaining flexibility.