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Commissioners express frustration after council directs attorney to permit standalone garages
Summary
Planning commissioners said the city council's direction to draft an ordinance allowing standalone garages in residential zones diverged from the commission's recommendations, prompting debate about process, communication and whether changes should be case-by-case or broad code amendments.
Commissioners spent a prolonged portion of the meeting discussing a city council decision to direct the city attorney to draft language permitting standalone garages in residential zones.
Clara Beck told the commission the council’s motion was broad—directing the city attorney to draft language to allow standalone garages (possibly in R1)—and that staff…
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