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Residents urge council to reinstate planning commission to aid land‑use review
Summary
Multiple residents asked the council to reestablish a planning commission to handle the increasing number of CUPs, variances and code updates and to broaden citizen engagement in land‑use decisions.
Several residents urged the council to consider reestablishing a planning commission to help review conditional use permits, variances and to update the city’s code of ordinances. Jeff Schafer and Wayne Serapo said a planning commission would help manage development pressure, introduce residents to municipal government and relieve some workload from city staff.
Schafer said the commission could help update the code and "introduce people from our community to our city government" who could become future council candidates, while Wayne Serapo added that with large tracts of land under development pressure the city should proceed "in an orderly, smart fashion." Councilmembers acknowledged the suggestion and indicated they would consider adding it to future work sessions or a special meeting agenda.
