Zoning code amendments for agricultural and rural residential districts
Amends Chapter 156 of the city code to remove uses such as hospitals, boarding houses and homeless shelters from the Multiple Use, Agricultural and Rural Residential districts. The Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 and the council approved it 3-0 on Oct. 1.
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Zoning code amendments for agricultural and rural residential districts
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Approved: Zoning code Chapter 156: Multiple Use, Agricultural and Rural Residential districts · Approved minutes Record → · Oct. 1, 2026
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October 1, 2026 · City Council
Zoning code Chapter 156: Multiple Use, Agricultural and Rural Residential districts
Approved · 3-0
The ordinance removes uses the city says do not fit the agricultural and rural residential districts, as part of a broader effort to modernize and simplify the zoning code. Community and Economic Development Director Tom Kotter said the change keeps the zones focused on agriculture and rural residential use and prevents agricultural-type businesses with industrial-level traffic or noise. Removed uses include certain daycare facilities, forestry industries, assisted living centers, boarding houses, dude ranches, educational institutions, hospitals and homeless shelters. Some may fit other districts. The Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 15.
- Planning Commission: unanimous 7-0 recommendation, Sept. 15, 2026