Commission tables zoning‑map corrections; city wins $100,000 planning grant for general‑plan update

The Kamas City Planning Commission on June 2 tabled a proposal to update the official zoning map so staff could correct mapping errors and produce cleaner graphics, and the commission accepted a $100,000 technical‑assistance grant to support a general‑plan update.

Planner Jill Scott reviewed Exhibit A and identified parcels with mapping discrepancies (marked with red Xs) and parcels that were confirmed correct. Commissioners asked staff to update the exhibit to include a missing parcel (KT275A-XX, referenced as the new ball field) and to generate map versions with and without background imagery so the zoning colors are clearer.

The commission moved to table the map amendment until staff returns with corrected graphics; the motion carried unanimously.

Separately under other business the commission was told the city had secured a $100,000 planning grant to support an update to the general plan. The mayor described the grant as technical assistance and said the resulting work will come before the planning commission and city council for review and approval. “It was a $100,000 planning grant,” the mayor said, describing it as significant support for the multi‑year effort to update the city’s general plan.

Commissioners also discussed revising conditional‑use language in the municipal code. Staff and the mayor said the city attorney will draft language to remove most standing conditional uses and replace them with a process for applicants to request inclusion of a use with conditions at the time of application, rather than trying to anticipate uses far in the future.

Staff will update the zoning exhibit and return the item next month for formal recommendation to city council.