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Garden City adopts major rewrite of Planned Unit Development code
Summary
Garden City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 10-56-25, a comprehensive rewrite of the city—s Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations, shrinking required findings to five objective criteria and adding new rules for ADUs, multifamily standards and a police-approved Knox box for certain nonresidential developments.
Garden City—s City Council on June 23 approved Ordinance 10-56-25, a comprehensive overhaul of the city—s Planned Unit Development (PUD) code that officials said will make PUD review shorter, clearer and more objective.
City legal counsel Charles Wadhams told the council the rewrite repeals and replaces provisions across Title 8 of the Garden City code, consolidates and shortens ordinance titles and reduces the number of required findings for a PUD to five objective criteria meant to be answered yes or no. Wadhams recommended several scrivener and clarifying amendments for third reading.
Supporters on the council said the rewrite…
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