Land Use & Zoning Committee Meeting - September 1, 2026
Land Use & Zoning Committee Meeting - September 1, 2026
The Land Use & Zoning Committee met on September 1, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall. Chair Joe Carlucci presided, and the meeting lasted approximately four minutes, adjourning at 4:34 PM. The committee processed a large number of bills through deferrals, open continues, second readings, and action items with minimal discussion or debate.
Deferrals
- Bills 2026-124, 125, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 631, and 632 were deferred.
Open Continues
- Bills 2026-126, 127, 436, 524, 523, 532, 557, 558, 559, and 566 were placed on open continue.
Second Readings
- Bills 2026-647 through 661 were placed on second reading.
Action Items
- The following bills were moved as action items with "open close" or "ex parte" motions: 2026-376 (rules substitute, non-LUZ matter), 553, 554, 555, 556, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 567, 590, 623, and 674 (emergency).
- Bill 2026-590 (firearms bill) was moved to action item number one at the request of the chair, despite not being requested by the sponsor.
- Emergency bill 2026-674 was noted as requiring a two-thirds vote of the full council.
Key Outcomes
- The committee approved the deferral, open continue, and second reading lists as announced.
- All listed action items were moved and will proceed to the full Council.
- The meeting adjourned at 4:34 PM after a record-setting four-minute duration.
Meeting Transcript
Thank you, Chairman Boy. Yeah, I know. Where is Boiling? All right, we're gonna go through this a little differently tonight because I'm trying to set a record for the fastest agenda meeting. So the following, I'm gonna do the deferrals. The open continues in the second readings first, and then we're gonna go through the actual action items. So the following bills are being deferred. 2026, 124, 125, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 631, 632. And the following bills are on open continue. 2026 126, 127, 436, 524, 523, 532, 557, 558, 559, 566. And the following bills are on second reading. 2026, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661. All right. Got those out of the way, so to speak. And now the following bills, we're gonna go through our action items. Action item number five, 2026, 376, open close. We have a rules substitute. And yeah, kind of a non-LUZ L-U-Z matter. Nothing crazy there. And then we have item number 10, 2026, 553 is open close move. And then item number 11, the companion, 2026, 554, ex parte, open, close move. Number 12, 2026, 555, ex parte, open, close move. And then number 13, 2026, 556, ex parte, open, close move. Then we're gonna go over to item 17, 2026, 560, ex parte open, close amend and move. And then we have 18, 2026, 561, ex parte open, close move. And then we have number 19, 2026, 562, ex parte open, close move. Number 20, 2026, 563, ex parte open, close move. 21 2026, 564, ex parte open close move. For Mr. Curtis Hart, I see you in the audience. Thank you for being here for agenda meeting. Number 22, 2026, 565, ex parte open, close move. 24, 2026, 567, ex parte open, close move. Thank you, Mr. Gaffney, for joining us. Yes, sir. We appreciate you. And if you want to sit there permanently, you can. We can move Mr. Diamond over there if you want. That's okay. I kind of like I kind of like you there more than Mr. Diamond. So I'm just kidding. Uh Mr. Diamond, uh, we anyways. All right, 25. Item number 25, 2026, 590. Open close. And we have a rules amendment.
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