Council approves multiple zoning, parking and code updates on consent

During the Sept. 9 meeting the City Council adopted a series of ordinances tied to zoning, parking requirements and property maintenance, most by unanimous or uncontested roll-call votes. Items included a special-use permit for outdoor business activities (ordinance 25-41), a side-yard variation at 2806 Deerfield Court (25-42), an expanded special-use for a veterinary clinic (25-43), converting minimum parking requirements to nonbinding recommendations for many land uses (25-44), amendments to landscaping and screening rules (25-45), and updates to parking-lot design standards (25-46).