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Residents press council on neighborhood-protection plan and status of SB 180/SB 480

City Council / City staff meeting · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff said the city will resume neighborhood-element updates only if state-level provisions are amended; a resident asked how a Senate-only bill (referred to as SB 480) can advance without a House companion, and councilors said they have sent a letter and will continue advocacy but cannot ensure a House sponsor.

Planning staff (Speaker 11) described a schedule to resume neighborhood-element updates contingent on changes to state legislation. "We put it all on hold because of SB 180," Speaker 11 said and added that staff have drafted updates and would bring the package to a planning-board public hearing in June if the relevant state provisions are removed by…

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