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Commissioners press for new zones and clearer future land‑use maps; policy 2.3 flagged for deeper review
Summary
Commissioners and staff agreed the county's current six base zones are inadequate for future land‑use goals and discussed creating new zones or overlays. Policy 2.3 — which limits new entitlements until existing ones are used — was singled out as controversial and slated for detailed review in the next land‑use session.
Commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 27 work session on zoning tools and the future land‑use map, concluding that the county’s roughly six base zones are too coarse to reflect neighborhood differences and future goals.
"We don't have enough zones," Ray, the planning lead, told the commission. Director (Speaker 8), who leads the planning office, described zoning as "a fairly clumsy planning tool" and urged the commission to use the general plan to propose new, more nuanced zones or overlays that match desired development patterns. Director said…
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