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Planning director outlines zoning rewrite, prepares short-term rental launch and proposes long-term rental registry
Summary
Planning staff reviewed the zoning rewrite effective Jan. 1, 2026; announced a short-term rental ordinance and vendor rollout this week; proposed a long-term rental registry, inspections every three years and a complaint hotline to address substandard rental housing.
A planning department official presented changes tied to a zoning rewrite that became effective Jan. 1, 2026, telling the council the department now has expanded administrative authority for some site-plan and variance actions. “The zoning rewrite became active on 01/01/2026,” the official said, and noted that minor site plans may be approved administratively while major site plans still proceed to the planning commission.
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