Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Future Land Use Map topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
City staff outline conversion of 19 land-use categories into nine and plan interactive map for July release
Summary
City planning staff said they will convert the existing 19 land-use categories to a streamlined set of nine, release a clean converted base map in July, and follow with targeted amendments tied to the council-approved preferred alternative and community engagement; staff stressed the conversion is not intended to automatically change intensity.
City planning staff explained the forthcoming process to convert the city's existing 19 land-use designations into nine streamlined categories and to publish an interactive map that will let property owners and neighborhood groups inspect proposed changes.
"The preferred alternative was adopted by city council last week, with a few modifications from when you guys recommended it," said Brandon Whitmarsh, who presented the conversion approach. He emphasized that the conversion step is intended principally as a nomenclature and baseline-cleaning phase rather than an automatic change of development intensity.
Staff explained the planned three-step workflow: convert existing categories to a clean base map, layer the preferred-alternative changes on top (the items that would change intensity), then conduct targeted engagement and amendments. Brandon said the July release will show a "converted base" map with the preferred-alternative changes viewable on top so reviewers can compare the two.
Commissioners and the Community Assembly liaison urged substantial neighborhood engagement and recommended that engagement be contemporaneous with conversion to avoid surprises. Staff said they plan an interactive online tool where people can zoom to particular parcels, place pins and submit comments; the draft conversion will be released with the July comprehensive-plan package and further hearings and Planning Commission review will follow.
Next steps: July release of the converted base map and preferred-alternative overlays, public engagement and targeted amendments ahead of plan hearings later in the year.
