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Council approves $7,000 Municode supplement to integrate Downtown Master Plan and recent ordinances

City of Lowell City Council · July 15, 2025
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Summary

The council approved CivicPlus‑Municode Supplement 3 to consolidate the Downtown Master Plan and ordinances 305–313 into a single online code repository. The supplement cost is $7,000 with approximately $2,000 covered by a planning grant; the update will make about 400 pages of documentation searchable online.

City Administrator Max Baker told the council that Supplement 3 with Municode (CivicPlus) will integrate the Downtown Master Plan and ordinances into an updated, searchable online code repository. Baker said the supplement will consolidate roughly 400 pages of documentation; the updated quote is $7,000, with approximately $2,000 funded by a planning grant, and the annual hosting fee was reduced after CivicPlus acquired Municode.

Councilor Don Bennett moved to approve Municode Supplement 3 and Councilor Jimmy Murray seconded; the council approved the supplement unanimously. Baker said the consolidated online resource will simplify staff, council and public access to current ordinances and plans.