Durango was supposed to have public hearings this month and a vote sometime this summer on a new land-use development code that would allow accessory dwellings under certain conditions and strip clubs in industrial parks such as Bodo.
But the hearings and vote by the City Council on the 500-page document have been postponed until later this fall because the city’s consultant Todd Messenger has resigned from the Denver firm Kendig Keast Collaborative to join another firm, said City Manager Ron LeBlanc.
Another lawyer from Kendig and Keast is helping to complete the project.
It is the second delay this year since the city originally wanted to complete the land-use development code before the new council took office in April, but then officials decided not to rush the process.
David McHenry, who is a “naysayer” on accessory dwellings or mother-in-law apartments and alley cottages, said he is glad the city decided for the delay.
“It gives people more time for input and to feel good about the process,” McHenry said.
LeBlanc said the code is about 85 percent complete. Proposed regulations can be found at durangocodeupdate.com.
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