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Council presses staff on zoning limits after Epicenter outreach: 'don't give false hopes'
Summary
Council members raised concerns that future land‑use maps and outreach could create unrealistic expectations where zoning remains unchanged; staff said the map is required by local code and that P&Z and staff tried to reconcile built conditions with map designations.
Multiple council members warned that outreach and the future land-use map risk raising residents’ expectations about what can be built where because zoning, not the future land-use map, controls development. Mayor (speaking from the dais) said, "I still see no value in it," and other council members urged staff to clearly present existing zoning in future outreach so residents do not receive false hopes.
Sean Jackson acknowledged the distinction and said the map is required by the local government code but that staff had cleaned up designations to reflect existing built conditions and added mixed-use and institutional categories to better align the map with actual and intended uses. Council members pressed staff to make zoning limitations clear in Phase 3 outreach and to consider how to present redevelopment options responsibly.
