On the Agenda: May 9 City
Council Meeting
The next City Council meeting is
Tuesday, May 9. Items of interest
are highlighted below. The entire
agenda and reports can be
viewed here.
The regular meeting will begin at 5
p.m. Agenda items include:
• Initiation of a potential
amendment that would reduce an
affordable housing requirement for the Newport Place planned community development from 30% to 15%.
• The Council will consider proposed updates to the City's tree policy as recommended by an ad hoc committee of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission.
The Council will consider a municipal code amendment related to timeshare properties that would prohibit fractional homeownership in residential areas. In March, the Council voted unanimously to broaden the definition of timeshare property to include fractional homeownership. Timeshare properties are not permitted in residential zones. Fractional ownership is where multiple property buyers, generally organized under an umbrella corporation, purchase percentages of homes for the right to use the home part-time. In April, the issue returned to the Planning Commission, which approved a draft ordinance for the Council's consideration.