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Blue Ridge council moves to amend P&Z ordinance to shrink board and lower quorum
Summary
Council proposed changing the planning-and-zoning ordinance to reduce membership from seven to five, adjust term placements and reduce quorum to three; staff were asked to draft ordinance language for council review.
Council discussed proposed amendments to the planning‑and‑zoning (P&Z) ordinance to address difficulty staffing the board and to reduce quorum requirements.
Chair (speaker 1) said the proposal would take P&Z membership “from 7 members down to 5” and adjust related provisions (term placements and quorum) so the board could be populated more easily. She read specific ordinance sections that would require edits and asked the city attorney to prepare the amended language. A motion was made to initiate amendments to the code and proceed with attorney drafting.
Why this matters: reducing board size and lowering quorum requirements is intended to make it easier to convene and staff the P&Z body, which the council is currently performing in the interim. Staff will prepare an ordinance draft for a future meeting.
