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Livingston council advances preferred 2040 land‑use map with targeted amendments; selection moved for further action
Summary
Council reviewed a planning consultant’s build‑out analysis for the proposed 2040 general plan, heard multiple public comments urging protection of farmland and water rights, and a motion was made to select a preferred land‑use alternative with amendments for further refinement.
Consultants and city planning staff presented the proposed 2040 general‑plan alternatives at the Livingston City Council study session on Nov. 18, showing the modeled ‘‘maximum holding capacity’’ if the study area were fully built out. Staff emphasized these figures were scenario modeling, not projections: “These aren't projections. This is looking at if we were to build every single parcel … this is the maximum holding capacity,” a staff presenter said.
The model results staff showed included a modeled population over 52,000, job capacity of roughly 86,000 positions, about 25,000 dwelling units and nearly 2,000 acres of land consumed under the full build‑out scenario. Staff said…
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