Summary
The legal department, city recorder, and police department are updating badly outdated city ordinances — some still reference cigarette vending machines. Updates will come to council one chapter at a time, starting with Chapter 8 (business ordinances).
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents and businesses get clearer, enforceable rules instead of regulations stuck decades in the past.
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City Council - Oct 13, 2026
The legal department, city recorder, and police department are updating badly outdated city ordinances — some still reference cigarette vending machines. Updates will come to council one chapter at a time, starting with Chapter 8 (business ordinances).
City Council - Jul 14, 2026
The new code lets property owners build triplexes, duplex-plus-ADU combos, and cottage clusters on lots that previously couldn't be split, and drops the minimum lot size to 4,800 square feet. Design and historic district standards stay in place. Councilors probed cottage cluster density limits and historic overlay protections before adopting it unanimously.
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