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Steering committee reviews draft future land use map and outlines rezoning timeline
Summary
Committee reviewed draft future land use map colors (low/medium/high density, commercial, industrial), discussed using the map to reduce developer risk and heard staff outline a ~45‑day pathway for future land use amendments and rezoning (planning commission public hearing to council).
The Effingham steering committee spent a significant portion of the meeting reviewing the draft future land use map and the procedural steps that would translate map changes into rezonings.
Speaker 1 explained that the future land use map is an advisory tool that signals where the city wants different types of development to occur; changing a map color from industrial/commercial to medium/high-density residential reduces perceived…
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