The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission continued work to “fine-tune” the city of Emporia’s new zoning regulations during its monthly meeting Tuesday night.
According to Chairman Kenton Thomas, the board spent much of the meeting reviewing and refining questions related to terminology and wording. He tells KVOE News “all of the basic form” is in place and it is his belief the board may be nearing the finish line of the years-long refinement process very soon.
In addition to a printed copy of the proposed regulations, Thomas says the board will be developing a digital version.
The board has been refining the regulations for the past several years ever since the creation of the City and County joint comprehensive plan. Last fall the Emporia City Commission put a halt to the process to allow time for an outside attorney to conduct a secondary review of the plans to ensure they were in good legal standing.
The review process recommenced in October of last year.
