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Commission adopts administrative-adjustment process to streamline minor code deviations
Summary
The commission unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-029 to create an administrative-adjustment process allowing limited dimensional deviations to be approved by the Development Services Director, with commissioners asking for clearer neighbor-notification language and percent signs in retaining-wall tables.
The commission unanimously approved an ordinance establishing an administrative-adjustment process within the Land Development Code designed to allow the Development Services Director to approve limited, site-specific deviations (for example up to a 25% reduction in some setbacks or a 35% increase in retaining-wall height) without a full variance hearing.
John Crews and staff presented the proposal as a customer-service improvement that provides predictable criteria and submittal requirements while limiting approvals to requests that do not cause adverse impacts. Commissioners asked staff to clarify what constitutes a "small site" and urged a clearer definition of "adjoining neighbors" (staff said contiguous property owners and nearby parcels would be considered and letters of support would be used in review). One commissioner also asked for percentages to be explicitly marked in the retaining-wall table to avoid confusion.
The ordinance passed unanimously; staff will develop implementation guidance and public-notice language to ensure neighbors are appropriately informed when administrative adjustments are requested.
