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Council advances first reading to consolidate planning and zoning advisory boards into a single seven‑member board
Summary
On first reading, the council approved proceeding with an ordinance to combine the local planning agency and the zoning board into a seven‑member planning-and-zoning board; council debated potential effects on public input, appointment methods, and historic-preservation and tree-board functions.
The Bonita Springs City Council held a lengthy first‑reading discussion on an ordinance to consolidate advisory land‑use boards into a single seven‑member planning-and-zoning board.
City attorney and staff described the proposal as a consolidation that preserves existing standards of review (legislative review for comprehensive-plan amendments and quasi‑judicial review for rezonings) while…
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