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Consultants outline development code overhaul: clearer structure, redlines and phased updates promised
Summary
Consultants from Logan Simpson presented a development code assessment recommending reorganization of code structure, clearer administration procedures, a separate uses chapter, streamlined development standards, alignment of subdivision rules with long-range plans, and updates to supplemental standards including oil-and-gas setbacks; staff will return redlines and a summary of changes.
Consultants from Logan Simpson presented the city’s development code assessment and recommended a phased, user-focused overhaul to make the code easier to read and apply.
Caleb Jackson of Long Range Planning framed the project as an effort to "clarify, calibrate, and streamline" the code so it aligns with the city’s long-range planning goals and is easier for applicants and staff to use. Reese Wilson of Logan Simpson said the current code organization is scattered and often difficult to interpret; the team’s primary recommendations include reorganizing code chapters, creating a dedicated uses chapter with use-specific standards, consolidating zoning district content, and improving administration procedures…
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