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Committee OKs comprehensive zoning text updates; resident warns renters lack notice rights
Summary
City council committee approved broad zoning ordinance text amendments to align with state law and the comprehensive plan. A public commenter said current notice and objection rules exclude many renters; staff said state law limits who may object and changing that would require state action.
The Providence Committee on Ordinance approved a package of text amendments to the zoning ordinance intended to keep the city code consistent with recent changes to the state zoning enabling act, implement comprehensive plan goals, and make technical corrections.
Bob Azar of the Department of Planning and Development explained the amendments stem from multiple years of state‑level changes to the zoning enabling act and said the…
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