City staff seeks early design input, new environmental rules and land‑use limits in Unified Development Code update City planning staff proposed UDC amendments to reinstate preliminary/master development plats for multi‑phase projects, add administrative site‑plan reviews, require rainwater capture for nonresidential buildings and tighten land‑use categories for vape/CBD/dispensaries; commissioners asked for clearer thresholds and protections for SUP expirations.

City planning staff is pushing for major changes in development rules to enhance environmental protections and streamline approvals—could this reshape our community's future?

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