Yes, and as they stated in the article, that is their plan “eventually.” But the current stated plans for corridor changes are not zoning reform. They are rezonings or variances on a large scale - exactly what we’ve been doing for 50 years but without AC or BZA votes.
Yes, and as they stated in the article, that is their plan “eventually.” But the current stated plans for corridor changes are not zoning reform. They are rezonings or variances on a large scale - exactly what we’ve been doing for 50 years but without AC or BZA votes.
@CCouncilReview That seems like a distinction without a difference to me; the end effect is still that they're going to change what you can build by-right on these corridors. How will code change? They're holding public hearings to solicit feedback from communities and area commissioners.
@benlkeith There is a big difference between re-writing the entire zoning code and making it effective for the everyone at the same time and rezoning selected areas of specific corridors years before anything else
@CCouncilReview @benlkeith Perhaps they have to do the transit corridors soon, on account of the LinkUs ballot initiative this fall, so that their application for federal transit $$ is more competitive. In other words, the feds need to see some zoning activity along corridors before OK into their $$…?
@texcapprezjimmy @benlkeith The sales tax vote is not planned until fall of 2024. The federal funds are contingent on our success in raising the required funds from the sales tax
@CCouncilReview @benlkeith Ok, 2024, my bad. And I understand that it’s contingent on Columbus bringing their half (or whatever) to the table, which for Columbus would be through the sales tax, but it’s still an application, right? Like, even if we do pass it, the feds can still say no, right?…
@CCouncilReview @benlkeith And Columbus is trying to position themselves to have as good an application as possible? Maybe this could impacts how much money they request? Just speculating/spitballing, I obviously don’t understand how all of this works…