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1/26/2026 <br />3 <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends City Council adopt an early review process for discretionary rezone <br />requests <br />•Minimum of once-yearly intake and review (one or more proposals) in workshop format <br />•Standardized application materials: <br />•City Council Workshop Direction: <br />•Authorize immediate submittal of formal application(s) <br />•Authorize submittal at a specified future date <br />•Decline to authorize submittal <br />•Authorization to submit only – no entitlement or guarantee of approval <br />•Affordable housing approach <br />•Economic and Fiscal Evaluation <br />•Assessment of Staff Capacity, <br />including any needed third-party <br />support <br />•Project plans and narrative <br />•Initial technical studies <br />•Statement of proposed community <br />benefits <br />Requested Action <br />Staff Recommends City Council provide direction to staff to: <br />•Draft a policy for early review and direction on discretionary property re-zone <br />requests, including additional input from City Council, for future consideration and <br />adoption <br />•Develop proposed fees for processing early review applications for inclusion in the <br />Master Fee Schedule <br />5 <br />6 <br />Page 79 of 80