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Presenter says comp-plan amendment meets state review standards after public outreach
Summary
A presenter said the city retained consultant Kimberly Horn and that the Department of Community Affairs and ARC reviewed and found the proposed comprehensive-plan amendment met minimum planning standards; the item was returned to council for consideration with no recorded vote.
Jan McKenzie said the city retained consultant Kimberly Horn last spring to prepare a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan and that the team had incorporated public feedback gathered at community events and hearings. "DCA and ARC have responded back that our proposed plan amendment does meet the minimum standards, required for such amendment," Jan McKenzie told the council, referring to the Department of Community Affairs and a regional review body identified in the presentation as ARC.
McKenzie said the amendment had been discussed at a planning-and-zoning hearing in December and before the council in January and was tabled so it could go to the commission and the Department of Community Affairs for state review. She said the document had been revised to address formatting and other comments and was now back before the council for consideration.
The presenter noted senior housing as a recurring community priority and said Councilman Hickson had raised that topic during prior discussion. McKenzie also told the council that the STP process is not legally binding and that the comp plan language can be changed by zoning actions, a procedural point she said she wanted to emphasize.
No formal action or ordinance adoption was recorded in the transcript; the presenter indicated the item was ready for the council's consideration following state review and public input.
