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City staff propose new 'park development plan' approach to parks, seeking flexibility from zoning code
Summary
Planning and parks staff proposed exempting parks from standard commercial zoning and replacing uniform rules with individualized park development plans (master plans) to allow flexible setbacks, phasing and amenities; council discussed steering committees, notice, funding and whether council should retain final approval.
City planning and parks staff presented a proposal to treat parks under a tailored "park development plan" process rather than the city's current commercial zoning standards. Staff said this approach would let each park have a development plan that sets setbacks, layout, phasing and amenity standards specific to that site while still complying with federal and state requirements such as ADA and engineering standards.
Staff described the proposed…
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