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Council reviews technical zoning code changes to match state law and clarify review roles
Summary
City planning staff presented technical amendments to zoning code meant to clarify who administers code, streamline zoning review and site plan processes, remove obsolete districts, and close rooftop habitable space loopholes. Council members asked clarifying questions about processes and protections for applicants.
Planning staff presented a package of zoning code text amendments requested by the planning division and initiated by the mayor’s office. The changes aim to update definitions (planning director vs. zoning administrator), modernize zoning review procedures, remove the development review team (DRT) as a codified land‑use authority, eliminate unused or obsolete districts (such as AD‑20 and the Character…
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