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Wayne opens 63‑day comment period for housing master plan amendment
Summary
City planner Vern Espers presented a housing master‑plan amendment developed with consultant McKenna and said the council approved distribution to begin a 63‑day public comment period; the document frames housing goals, priorities and a proposed future‑land use framework tied to census data.
The Wayne City Council voted to distribute a housing master‑plan amendment recommended by the planning commission and prepared with consultant McKenna, opening a 63‑day public comment period. City planner Vern Espers explained the document examines initial census conditions, sets housing goals and priorities, and proposes a framework to align future land‑use decisions with existing zoning.
Espers said the amendment’s principal purpose is to guide housing decisions: “This is a master plan amendment that was recommended to city council by the planning commission… This will just be an amendment. And the only thing that we’re doing here is, comment period. That’ll be a 63 day period.” Council members asked how the document will be made available; Espers said it will be posted on the city website, published in the newspaper, and comments may be submitted to him, the city clerk’s office or in person at City Hall.
The council approved the distribution on the agenda and the public comment window is now open; the amendment is intended to inform future zoning and land‑use decisions and related grant opportunities.
