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Planning commission recommends DCED scope to speed zoning map and code updates
Summary
The Columbia Borough Planning Commission voted March 17 to recommend that borough council accept an amended six‑month scope of work from the state Department of Community and Economic Development that would provide 400 hours of technical assistance to consolidate zoning districts, align the zoning map with the Columbia 2040 plan, and identify priority ordinance changes.
The Columbia Borough Planning Commission voted March 17 to recommend that borough council accept an amended scope of work from the Department of Community and Economic Development that would provide 400 hours of technical assistance to help finish zoning implementation and align the zoning map with the Columbia 2040 comprehensive plan.
The DCED engagement, described by Nick of DCED, is intended as a focused, roughly six‑month effort to help the commission consolidate a patchwork of zoning districts, update the future land use map into a workable zoning map, and produce model ordinance language and recommendations for administration. "We are they're…
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