Commission approves code language authorizing neighborhood exchange structures
The planning commission recommended adding a new 'neighborhood exchange structure' use — small free libraries or neighborhood pantries — permitting them on private property in residential zones and restricting placement on public rights‑of‑way without permission.
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Staff proposed adding a new use category for 'neighborhood exchange structures' (little free libraries, neighborhood food pantries) to the development code. The amendment allows such structures on private property in residential zones and in many commercial zones, but prohibits placement in public rights‑of‑way or on public property without written permission of the property owner.
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