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Commission backs a payment‑in‑lieu option for sidewalks but amends review step to be staff-determined
Summary
The commission recommended forwarding a Title 20 UDO amendment to allow payment in lieu for required sidewalks and multiuse paths but adopted an amendment shifting final determinations from the commission to city planning and engineering staff; the amended resolution passed 5–3.
The Transportation Commission voted to forward a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (Title 20) establishing a payment‑in‑lieu option for required sidewalks, paths and trails, but after an amendment the commission limited its own review role and made the department determination the final step.
Jackie Scanlon, planning and transportation assistant director, said the payment‑in‑lieu concept would replace the previous determinant sidewalk variance arrangement that allowed developments to defer construction. Under the proposed change, developers who cannot…
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