City Council joint hearing with Planning Commission OK’d

City Council on Thursday approved going forward with a joint hearing with the Planning Commission on some changes to the Land Development Code. Following that hearing, the commission will hold its own hearing and Council will follow suit on proposals to allow three units per lot in single-family residential districts, allowing tiny homes and RVs to serve as accessory dwelling units and eliminating the dwelling unit occupancy limit for residential uses. Council Member Alison Alter abstained. Council Member Mackenzie Kelly asked staff on Tuesday how much the notifications of every property owner and utility customer would cost. The estimate came back on Thursday: $320,000. But since the city has had some trouble with that issue, Mayor Kirk Watson wanted to emphasize that everyone would be notified. Staff did not have an answer about when those hearings would be, but both Watson and Alter said they wanted to make sure there was plenty of time between those meetings.

This whisper has been updated to reflect the fact that Kelly voted in favor of the hearing later in the meeting.