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Board approves ordinance to let CRA abandon rights‑of‑way and easements as part of site plan approvals
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of an ordinance that explicitly authorizes the Community Redevelopment Agency to abandon rights of way and special‑purpose easements contemporaneously with individual development approvals in the downtown, correcting a prior omission.
The Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of an ordinance that clarifies the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) may abandon required rights of way and special‑purpose easements as part of individual development approvals where the abandonment is necessitated by a site plan.
Development Services Director Brandon Shadd explained the change corrects a gap in a prior ordinance adopted in 2018 that delegated abandonment authority; the earlier language did not explicitly authorize the CRA to do so within its downtown area. Shadd said allowing the CRA board to act in these cases is a streamlining measure and he described the amendment as non‑substantive except where it corrects that missing authorization.
Staff recommended approval. There were no public speakers. The board moved, seconded and voted 7–0 to approve the ordinance recommendation.
