Wellington committee amends prior recommendation to bar new PUDs in equestrian overlay (6.8.8)

At the meeting’s close, the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee reconsidered an earlier motion to delete Land Development Regulation section 6.8.8 and moved to amend that recommendation by explicitly advising that no new Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) be permitted in the Equestrian Overlay (EOZD).

The committee followed process advice from staff and made a motion to reconsider the prior action on ordinance 20‑26‑02; after discussion the committee voted unanimously to amend the recommendation so that deletion of 6.8.8 is paired with language that prohibits PUDs in the EOZD going forward. One member summarized the intent as preserving the EOZD’s original minimum acreage and preventing an exceptions pathway that would undermine equestrian protections.

Staff explained the procedural path: the matter will go to the Planning & Zoning Advisory Board for consideration (it had been tentatively tabled to April) and then to council. Committee members were advised that council has discretion to remand substantial changes back to advisory boards; staff will circulate draft amendment language to the committee and include the EPC recommendation in the transmittal to PZAB and council.

Next steps: staff to prepare amendment language for review and to forward the EPC recommendation and supporting materials to PZAB and council; committee members plan to review published material before the second reading and to communicate with council members as appropriate.