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Consultants tell Lincoln planning commission the 1979 zoning code needs a user‑focused, citywide reorganization
Summary
Opticos Design’s pre‑study recommends reorganizing Lincoln’s Title 18 into clearer divisions, consolidating definitions, adding tables/diagrams, clarifying relationships with specific/general development plans and improving administrative procedures; staff will seek council authorization to begin a formal code update and working group.
Opticos Design Inc. told the Lincoln Planning Commission on July 23 that the city’s zoning code (Title 18 of the Lincoln Municipal Code), last comprehensively updated in 1979, would benefit from a citywide reorganization to make it easier to navigate and apply.
Cecilia Kim, an Opticos consultant, summarized the firm’s pre‑study and said the update should consolidate definitions, relocate scattered content into logical chapters, and present allowed uses in a single, easy‑to‑read table. Roger Forman, Opticos’ assessment lead, recommended clearer dimensional standards (height, length, footprint) accompanied by diagrams and a single…
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