Council reviews 2026 code update package; planner seeks rezoning fix for 720 Park Ave
Senior Planner Chris Farnsworth presented the first 2026 code-update package to align with state law, noting an oversight that rezoned 720 Park Ave incorrectly; staff recommended restoring central mixed use so the current business remains permitted and sending the package to the Department of Commerce for 60-day review ahead of possible October adoption.
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Senior Planner Chris Farnsworth presented the city's first 2026 code-update package, saying most items address state-law compliance and that staff plans to transmit the package to the Department of Commerce for its required 60-day review. Farnsworth noted that during a large rezone earlier in 2026 one parcel — 720 Park Ave, home to a business referenced as Bark Of The Town — was inadvertently rezoned from neighborhood mixed use to an R-6,000 residential designation.
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