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Commissioners debate park protections as Addison advances zoning-map conversion
Summary
At a June 17 work session, staff outlined a zoning‑map conversion to align Addison's map with the recently adopted Unified Development Code; commissioners pressed staff over park parcels currently labeled 'parks' on the map, warning the conversions could weaken long‑term protections for public land.
Leslie Knipe, director of Development and Neighborhood Services, presented a draft zoning‑map conversion on June 17 at an Addison Planning & Zoning Commission work session, saying staff applied a matrix intended to limit nonconforming properties as the town applies the recently adopted Unified Development Code.
Knipe told the commission the conversion process would generally map existing districts to the most compatible new district, which she said “made the most sense to align it with the most compatible adjacency so it was…
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