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Planning staff reviews request to allow year‑round use of temporary greenhouses
Summary
Planning staff presented a request to change the temporary‑greenhouse ordinance to permit full‑year use rather than the current roughly 180‑day limit; the planning commission asked staff to study alternatives and no action was taken at the meeting.
Planning staff told the commission it received a petition to amend the temporary‑greenhouse ordinance to allow greenhouses to operate year‑round rather than the current roughly 180 days per calendar year. Staff said the planning commission directed a staff review to develop possible alternatives and that this meeting was a public hearing to take input before any formal ordinance change.
The chair asked whether anyone in the audience wished to speak; no public commenters appeared and the hearing was closed. Staff indicated no immediate action was necessary at this meeting and that further work would be done to recommend a path forward to the planning commission. No motion or vote occurred on the ordinance at this session.
Why it matters: the request would change the seasonal limit on temporary greenhouses and could affect local growers and small retailers. Staff will return with alternatives based on planning‑commission guidance and public input before the commission considers any ordinance change.
