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Council sends Parkside/zoning questions back to ad hoc subcommittee; temporary nonconforming overlay not adopted
Summary
Council debated a proposal to impose a temporary nonconforming overlay on parcels across from Community Park to pause incompatible uses while a subcommittee explores long‑term options; after extensive debate and public comment council declined an emergency overlay and instead asked the ad hoc subcommittee to continue work and return with more substance.
Brisbane City Council spent more than two hours on a new business item about whether to apply temporary nonconforming rules to parcels adjacent to Community Park, including the 70 Old County Road site, after public workshops and repeated calls for alternatives to existing warehouse uses.
Staff described the request as an exploratory tool the ad‑hoc subcommittee (chaired by Mayor Lent and Council Member Mackin) proposed to ‘‘hit the pause button’’ on changes that might preempt community planning. The subcommittee said it wants time to evaluate public input collected over years — placemaking workshops and prior Parkside outreach — and to craft zoning concepts such as housing or mixed‑use that could…
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