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Board agrees to schedule hearing on zoning changes to allow transportation facilities in exception areas
Summary
Planning staff briefed the board on proposed zoning ordinance text amendments to permit transportation facilities in some exception zones; after discussion the board reached consensus to schedule a noticed hearing in about four weeks and to pace Measure 56 notices for potentially controversial items such as bed‑and‑breakfast changes.
Planning staff asked whether the board wanted to untable and schedule a public hearing on zoning ordinance text amendments that would explicitly allow transportation facilities (roads, highways and other improvements) in some zones that currently do not list them as permitted or conditional uses. "The takeaway is that roads would not be allowed in those zones," the planner said, summarizing the code gap staff proposes to fix.
Staff reviewed the history: the Planning Commission reviewed the language and recommended adoption, the board considered it in 2022 (Oct. 27 and Nov. 10) and…
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