Council debates objective scoring for Planned Development District ordinance in first reading
Councilors reviewed proposed objective criteria and a points-based scoring system for Planned Development District (PDD) approvals, debating point weights, appeals and whether the pass threshold (staff proposed 70 points) should be higher; staff will collect council input and return the item Nov. 18.
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Councilors spent extended time in first-reading discussion over proposed amendments to Chapter 15 to codify a Planned Development District (PDD) process that uses staff-scored objective criteria. The mayor and councilor who introduced the item said the goal is to replace subjective language with measurable thresholds (example categories proposed: green/open space percentage, community benefits, public improvements, no underlying-zoning variances requested).
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