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Commission tables ordinance amendments on outdoor display and storage to allow more definition work
Summary
Staff proposed modernizing zoning language to distinguish outdoor display from outdoor storage and to allow accessory display in B‑districts; commissioners raised concerns about grandfathering, expansion thresholds and screening and tabled revisions for a comprehensive rewrite.
Staff presenter Smith walked the commission through the proposed amendments intended to modernize an “accessory outdoor display and storage” section of the zoning ordinance, noting aims to be more business friendly while preserving screening and setbacks for adjacent residential properties. Smith said the updates would create clearer definitions so staff and applicants can tell “what is my right versus what is not allowed.”
Commission discussion focused on whether the change from the old Transportation Corridor Overlay (TCO) to the Business Management Area (BMA) was a simple rename or a substantive re‑establishment that could affect grandfathering and applicability. Commissioners asked staff to reconcile inconsistent expansion thresholds (the ordinance mentions a one‑time 1,200 sq ft exemption and a separate 50% or 5,000 sq ft standard) and to return with a single, clean rewrite. A motion was made to table section 86‑136 and related sections until the October meeting so staff can prepare a consolidated packet.
