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Commission postpones UDC text amendment on entertainment overlay and hears legislative updates
Summary
A comprehensive UDC text amendment addressing special‑use permits, an entertainment overlay and off‑track betting standards was postponed to allow staff to complete the draft. Planning director Charles Bloom also briefed the commission on several state legislative items including annexation protest bills and stormwater fee study work.
Planning staff asked to postpone a substantial Unified Development Code text amendment that would revise special‑use permit processes, create a regional entertainment overlay, and set development standards for off‑track betting facilities. Director Charles Bloom said staff needs more time to finalize the draft and noted the item will return with a more complete package in April.
Bloom provided several legislative updates including the defeat of a bill that would have allowed a protest to stop annexation for two years in certain encirclement cases, and the status of stormwater‑fee related legislation (assigned as an interim study topic). He also mentioned a pending fast‑track permits bill moving through the legislature. The commission approved postponement of the UDC text amendment to April.
