Draft PDO language may prevent planned development overlays from functioning, staff warns

Jul 14, 2026

Staff told commissioners a sentence in the draft Planned Development Overlay (PDO) tells applicants that a PDO cannot allow uses prohibited in the underlying zoning — a clause staff calls a clerical error that would nullify the PDO. Commissioners requested the consultant return and asked staff to fix the language before a hearing.

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Planning staff flagged a drafting problem in the proposed Planned Development Overlay (PDO) that could prevent PDOs from providing the flexibility the code intends.

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