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Planning staff previews 2026 inland zoning-code changes covering markets, housing and lighting
Summary
Staff presented a draft inland zoning-code update that would revise use classifications (renewable-energy, outdoor visitor markets), simplify neighborhood-market permitting, change vacation-rental licensing and caps, add lighting standards for dark-sky and Gulch Greenway protections, and incorporate small-cell wireless provisions in later materials.
Planning staff presented a broad draft of the proposed 2026 inland zoning-code update and sought commissioner input on use classifications, temporary uses, neighborhood-serving commercial rules, vacation-rental licensing and enforcement, outdoor lighting limits, supportive housing alignment with state law, and future design-standards and wireless updates.
The update’s scope: Staff said the inland code is being updated in sections; this session covered non-design elements and is intended to return for a public hearing in January or February. Key code changes proposed include removing "timber production and harvesting" as a use classification (tree removal is handled in other regulations), reclassifying recycling collection as an accessory use, adding a "renewable energy facility" use classification to streamline permitting, and creating an "outdoor visitor-serving markets" classification to allow…
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