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2026-10-07 - Planning Commission

Summary

Built from the posted agenda (107 pages; the table of contents was read) and from the draft minutes as attached to the 2026-11-04 packet, which were not read in full. The minutes' scan shows some garbled header text but the body is readable. The video has not been transcribed yet.

  • Hearing on rezoning CZ-2026-0003 (property on Jefferson Avenue, Bank of America, M1 to C1). See Jefferson Avenue Rezonings.
  • Hearing on conditional use permit CU-2026-0006 for a group home on 27th Street. See Group Home and Recovery Home Zoning.
  • Hearings on zoning text amendments ZT-2026-0005 to -0008: communication towers, a site plan waiver for projects under 1,500 square feet, and definitions of group home and assisted living. See Zoning Text Amendments 2026 and Group Home and Recovery Home Zoning.
  • Members present per the minutes: Shook, Taylor, Black, Bowditch, Dyess, Lambert, Michaux and Williams (first names not given in the source). New Planning Director Britta S. Ayers was introduced.

Agenda

Agenda PDF posted; see Sources.

Sources