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Planning board approves text change to replace certificate of use with zoning use certificate amid debate
Summary
After extended debate about enforcement, grandfathering and state regulatory intent, the planning board voted 4-2 to recommend City Commission approval of a text amendment replacing the —certificate of use— with a —zoning use certificate—; staff says the change will restore local enforcement tools for mobile vendors and unify business regulation.
The Planning Board on Nov. 18 recommended the City Commission approve a city-initiated text amendment to replace references to the "certificate of use" with a "zoning use certificate" across the zoning and land development regulations (Code Revision Case 25-14). Angela Vann, assistant development services director, said the change is primarily intended to give the city a single, enforceable mechanism to review and, where the code allows, revoke or restrict business operations that…
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