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Commissioners map timeline for new development code and waterfront overlay; council pursuing urban renewal feasibility study

Planning Commission · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff reported a timeline aiming for a summer release of a revised development code that will incorporate a waterfront overlay; council has authorized a feasibility study for an urban renewal district and plans a town hall for community input before further action.

Planning staff told commissioners the draft new development code is advancing and work continues to integrate a waterfront overlay zone. Staff said the effort focuses on identifying which existing provisions will carry forward and which will change; the overlay material will be merged so the public can clearly see what is different. The commission discussed a target of completing the draft and receiving legal and DLCD review in advance of public hearings this summer.

Staff described using track changes, color coding and…

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