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Council discusses local zoning options as state bills remain uncertain
Summary
Council members debated preparing municipal zoning measures to control the location and number of certain 'games' or uses, saying they should ready local guardrails while awaiting the fate of likely state legislation that may not clear a supermajority.
During a work-session discussion, council members weighed municipal zoning tools to limit or manage a category of uses repeatedly referred to in discussion as "games." Speaker 4 asked what local options exist to control where and how many such uses could operate and recommended the council discuss how many and where they should be allowed.
Speaker 5 said several potentially related state bills may not advance because they would require a supermajority in the legislature, and urged the council to prepare municipal options in parallel so the city is not left without tools if the state does not act. Speaker 1 urged the council to “put some guardrails on that.”
Speakers agreed to prepare internally and to defer to staff on timing for any formal presentation. No motion or vote on zoning changes was taken at the session.
