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Moline council amends zoning "family" definition and then tables measure after extended debate
Summary
Council substituted a shorter definition of “family” in zoning text to allow more shared households, but after lengthy debate about enforcement and unintended consequences members voted to table the ordinance to March 3 for further review (motion to table carried 4–2).
The city council took up a contested package of zoning text amendments that included a proposed simplified definition of “family” for use across the zoning code. Council member Timmyian proposed restoring language referred to on Jan. 20 that would replace an older, more detailed definition.
Supporters argued the change modernizes the code and removes an exclusionary, archaic approach that limited unrelated people from sharing housing; one council member offered a colloquial example that the change would permit older…
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