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City staff outlines permitting reforms; attorneys warn new state "down-zoning" law limits some local zoning changes
Summary
Staff presented a plan to speed development review and permitting, including standard 5- and 10-business-day review timeframes, electronic forms, expanded e-signatures and additional reviewer positions. Separately, the city attorney warned a June 2024 state law restricts local "down-zoning" without written consent of all affected owners, meaning
City staff presented a multi-part plan on Feb. 11 to shorten and standardize plan-review timelines and modernize permitting, while the city attorney outlined legal constraints created by a 2024 state law that restricts local down-zoning.
Assistant City Manager Jeff Wells summarized a staff evaluation and recommended operational changes: standardizing review timelines to 5 or 10 business days depending on application complexity; creating fillable electronic forms to replace paper PDFs; procuring electronic-signature licenses; expanding…
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