But, isn’t that a part of our development code shortfall in general?
Sonia Zielke is right: maybe The Preserve needs to be put on hold until the city’s development code is updated. And, Dick Headen officially took care of that with his motion to deny Planned Development zoning to the 800-acre project Dec. 11.
You may say: Wait a minute. Didn’t we upgrade the development code just over a year ago?
Yes, and we’re still one development code behind the curve.
(Sorry, Jim Landon. But, you should know that it’s true.)
Everybody talks about how the Lancaster School District is at least one bond issue behind the curve.
But, the same is true of the city and development code.
And, arguably, that’s part of why the school district is behind the curve.
Lack of a better development code is a big reason why Lancaster has so many low-dollar houses here and had even more come in 10-15 years ago.
Wait a minute, again. Didn’t this fine city have a commercial real estate agent as it’s mayor about 15 years ago?
Apparently, Margie Waldrop missed the boat on that issue, though. Of course, people on “the other side,” like Nancy Moffett, arguably missed the boat too.
So, we sit at least one development code behind the curve, and with City Manager Jim Landon leaving, it will be three years before anything new is done.
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