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Council, staff debate zoning rewrite, nonconforming lots and RA‑5 reinstatement
Summary
Staff proposed a municipal code re‑write to simplify zoning (Titles 14–16), reinstate an RA‑5 agricultural protection zone, and address potential nonconforming lots if the R1‑9,000 zone is removed; council asked for clearer maps and more time to review.
City planning staff presented a proposed re‑write of the municipal code intended to make zoning rules easier to use and to move engineering standards into a separate specifications manual. "The main goal of the proposed code re‑write was to make it easier for people to find information," staff member Cherylyn Egner said, and staff noted blanks in the draft would be filled as the document is finalized.
Council Member Ryan Hunter and staff discussed the practical consequence of removing the R1‑9,000 zone: existing lots could become legal nonconforming. Patrick O'Brien told the council the preferred remedy is targeted rezoning into R1‑7,500 where lots already meet those requirements, which would allow them to become conforming rather than nonconforming. Council members asked staff to produce clearer maps showing exact boundaries and to return with a refined timeline; no formal rezoning vote occurred at the work session.
