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Commission Adopts 2026 Cleanup of the Resiliency Code

A long list of fixes to the city's zoning code, from definitions to fees to how appeals work. Paint review isn't part of it.

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The fine print got an update. The Commission approved on second reading the 2026 periodic update to the Resiliency Code, the city's zoning and land-development rulebook.

What it does. Item R5 H clarifies definitions, sets fees for commission warrants, certificates of use and landscape reviews, clarifies quasi-judicial hearing procedures, and states that appeals of historic certificates of appropriateness (including for demolition) go to a special magistrate. It also touches parking calculations, temporary signs, ground-floor and first-floor standards, single-family and multifamily district rules, and allowed height exceptions.

What was discussed. One caller asked whether the pause on exterior-paint color review was folded in. It isn't, staff said on the record; that was a separate item (R5 AD).

What's next. The ordinance is adopted.

Sources: Agenda (R5 H) · Video at item

Reported from the Oct. 14, 2026 City Commission meeting. Agenda · Meeting video