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Council debates combining planning and zoning boards; staff to survey members and return with options
Summary
Council debated combining land-use and advisory boards to reduce duplication and speed project review, but members differed on timelines and the need for public workshops.
Council spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing potential consolidation of land-use and advisory boards into either a combined 'mega board' (covering planning, zoning and design) or narrower combinations (for example, merging Local Planning Agency and Zoning Board). Points included statutory constraints, board composition (architect and landscape expertise), workflow impacts, public-notice and hearing requirements,…
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