P&Z Denies Application to Change Comprehensive Plan Back
The Council Chambers were packed by a remarkably large crowd, on both (perhaps all) sides of the issue. While the result was a unanimous vote to recommend denial of the application to change the comprehensive plan, multiple Commissioners spoke to the ideas that (1) zoning controls the development and they were comfortable with it and they did not see how changing the comprehensive plan map would help them, and (2) that they were supportive of the goal of a mixed use development in keeping with the character of Moscow, and they felt the goal could be achieved through zoning mechanisms under the current Comprehensive Plan designation.
We also learned today that the Developer will take their rezone application forward to City Council (P&Z recommended denial March 8th ). After going through the administrative committee to get scheduled on Council’s agenda, the issue could make it to Council April 17. (That date is speculation and not official).
Other things to watch for are P&Z working on revising the big box ordinance (cap & dark store provisions) and P&Z working on developing new tools to support mixed-use development in ways that are less cumbersome than current tools. No dates for these activities are available.