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Mills planning commission tentatively backs Title 17 draft to regulate simulcasting and gaming, seeks stricter guardrails
Summary
Planning staff presented draft Title 17 amendments to allow simulcasting and gaming in C-1 zoning with special- and conditional-use controls; commissioners voted to tentatively approve the draft while directing staff to return with technical clarifications on hours, buffers, parking and public-safety operations.
Planning staff told the Mills Planning and Zoning Commission that the city is proposing draft amendments to Title 17 that would add simulcasting and gaming (including historic horse racing-style simulcast machines) as allowable uses in C-1 (general commercial) zoning, subject to special-use and conditional-use regulations. "The city's intention here is to align Title 17 kind of preemptively to be able to address, some additional authorities, if you will, that the legislature is hoping to grant to cities and towns," Casey said. Staff recommended approval of the draft as a way to establish local expectations and regulatory guardrails.
Casey listed operational and location controls currently in the draft: limiting simulcasting and gaming to C-1 zoning, requiring compliance…
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