Toward a "Flexible But Firm" Mixed Use Zoning Ordinance

12.06.06 Emerald City Planning Commission Meeting Notes

We just returned a few minutes ago from the Emerald City council chambers, where the Planning Commission held a hearing on the following agenda item:

Continuation of Public Hearing, to amend the Zoning Ordinance concerning creation of Chapter 39 - Mixed Use Zone. (The Ellison Ordinance)

In a nutshell, the commission tabled the matter for further study in a special work session, to be held on January 24, 2007.

We expect to publish our own synopsis/report later tonight, or early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, we're opening this thread for readers who attended this event, and who might have a burning desire to immediately comment on their own observations and impressions.

The floor is open, gentle readers.

Update 12/7/06 8:52 a.m. MT: As promised, your blogmeister links this report, on last night's Planning Commission Mixed Use Ordinance hearing. Please don't hesitate to chime in with your comments or corrections. Dian was under the weather yesteday, BTW, so your blogmeister files this as a reportorially-rusty stand-in.

Update 12/7/06 7:38 p.m. MT: The Standard-Examiner finally makes today's Ace Reporter Schwebke shameless Pro-Godfrey propaganda spin-article available online here.

Gawd save the Standard-Examiner editors and publishers from their unholy alliance with the mayoral "son of perdition. "

Lettuce prey.