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Planning Department releases NC@20 review and recommends comprehensive, funded update of Neighborhood Commercial rules
Summary
The department presented NC@20, a 70‑page review of 20 years of Neighborhood Commercial zoning. Staff recommended a funded, community‑driven comprehensive update of NC rules, operational regulations to support small businesses, and modernization of food/drink categories. Commissioners and stakeholders urged focused hearings and budgeted next steps.
Planning Department staff presented NC@20, a citywide review of 20 years of Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning, and recommended a funded, community‑driven process to update land‑use categories, operational regulations and the entitlement process for small businesses.
Dan Sider told the commission NC zoning covers roughly 6 percent of city parcels and that nearly half of the past code amendments affecting NC districts related to food‑and‑drink uses. The presentation highlighted…
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