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Planning Commission approves three zoning text amendments, clarifies outdoor kennel rules

Planning Commission · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved three zoning text amendments affecting Board of Zoning Appeals jurisdiction (15.3), post-hearing notice procedures (15.6), and the table of secondary uses (5.5) to permit outdoor kennel runs in C-3 districts; approvals were by voice vote and no public comments were offered.

The Planning Commission voted to approve three separate text amendments to the city zoning code after a staff presentation and without public comment. The amendments revise section 15.3 (powers and jurisdiction), section 15.6 (notice and conduct of hearings), and section 5.5 (table of secondary uses and structures by zoning district).

Planning staff (Speaker 3) told commissioners the changes are primarily wording and cleanup rather than shifts in the code’s intent. On 15.3, staff said the amendment omits an item that had limited the Board of Zoning Appeals to city limits and restores the board’s jurisdiction to match the broader planning-area boundaries: “This section was specific to the Board of Zoning Appeals, but…

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