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  • 2026-1046: Communication was received from the Boston Air Pollution Control Commission regarding the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Regulations and the Statements of Fiscal Effect and Small Business Impact report.

    May 14, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Land Use and Sustainability Committee — Minutes 2026-03-18

    Mar 18, 2026

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Land Use and Sustainability Committee met on March 18, 2026, with three members present (Councilmembers Lin, Foster, and Rinck) to conduct committee business. The committee recommended passage of CB 121152, an ordinance adopting permanent floodplain regulations consistent with FEMA standards and the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps, with a 3–0 vote in favor, repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536 and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The committee also discussed CB 121171, which would repeal Ordinance 127191 to eliminate residential use allowances within the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District under Chapter 23.74 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The meeting was called to order at 9:33 a.m. and adjourned at 9:45 a.m.

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  • 2026-0237: Communication from David Green, Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, submitting PLI’s amended Title VII Business Licensing Rules and Regulations, along with the new Vending Program Rules and Regulations for PLI, the Department of City Planning, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, dated March 2026.

    Mar 6, 2026

    ·Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 2025-1745: Communication was received from the Boston Air Pollution Control Commission regarding the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Regulations and the Statements of Fiscal Effect and Small Business Impact report.

    Sep 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan — Agenda 2025-08-04

    Aug 4, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This agenda convenes the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan for a meeting on August 4, 2025, at 9:30 AM in Seattle City Council Chamber to consider an ordinance relating to land use and zoning that would repeal and replace the Seattle Comprehensive Plan through a major update, including new goals, policies, elements, and a Future Land Use Map. The committee consists of nine members chaired by Joy Hollingsworth, with written public comment accepted only and required to be submitted no later than four business hours before the meeting start. The ordinance involves amendments to multiple Seattle Municipal Code sections covering planning, zoning, and land use regulations.

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  • Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan — Agenda 2025-06-13

    Jun 13, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This is a Seattle City Council Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan meeting agenda dated June 13, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Council Chamber. The committee, chaired by Joy Hollingsworth with eight additional members, will consider an ordinance that repeals and replaces the Seattle Comprehensive Plan with new goals, policies, elements, and a Future Land Use Map, along with amendments to multiple Seattle Municipal Code sections covering land use and zoning regulations. The meeting will accept only written public comment, which must be submitted to Council@seattle.gov or delivered to City Hall at least two business hours before the meeting. Accessibility accommodations and language interpretation are available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk at 206-684-8888 with at least 72 hours' notice.

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  • 1 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE June 5, 2025 AGENDA 1. PUBLIC COMMENT 2.

    Jun 5, 2025

    ·Dearborn, MI
    Agenda

    The Committee of the Whole for the City of Dearborn met on June 5, 2025, to consider nine agenda items including approval of previous meeting minutes and multiple ordinance proposals. The meeting addressed amendments to the Animals Chapter regarding dog licensing (Ordinance No. 25-1844); comprehensive zoning amendments affecting parking, site development standards, and multiple districts (Ordinance No. 25-1845); rezoning property at 100 N. Telegraph Road from Local Business to Community Business classification (Ordinance No. 25-1846); and several regulations governing short-term rentals, non-owner-occupied residential properties, hotel licensing fees, and hotel conduct standards (Ordinances No. 25-1847 through 25-1849). Most ordinances were recommended for tabling rather than immediate advancement.

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  • Public Safety Committee — Agenda 2025-04-08

    Apr 8, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This document is a meeting agenda for the Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee scheduled for April 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM in the Council Chamber at 600 4th Avenue, Seattle. The committee is chaired by Robert Kettle with Rob Saka as Vice-Chair and includes members Joy Hollingsworth, Cathy Moore, and Sara Nelson. The agenda includes a call to order, approval of the agenda, public comment period, and items of business, including an ordinance relating to regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges, though the ordinance text is incomplete in the document provided.

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  • 25-0500: A bill for an ordinance amending Chapters 6 and 32 of the Code to change the way businesses are regulated within the City to align with state law, and in connection therewith, update regulatory provisions for marijuana licenses and clarify requirements for court-appointed receivers managing licensed businesses. For an ordinance amending Chapters 6 and 32 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to modernize regulatory provisions for marijuana licenses, align marijuana licensing requirements with state law, and clarify requirements for court-appointed receivers managing licensed businesses, citywide. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-16-2025.

    Apr 7, 2025

    ·Denver, CO
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  • Public Safety Committee — Agenda 2025-03-25

    Mar 25, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This agenda convenes the Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee on March 25, 2025, at 9:30 AM in the Council Chamber with five members: Chair Robert Kettle, Vice-Chair Rob Saka, and members Joy Hollingsworth, Cathy Moore, and Sara Nelson. The committee will receive public comment via remote registration (beginning one hour before the 9:30 AM start) and in-person sign-up (15 minutes prior to start time), with written comments due four hours before the meeting. The substantive business includes consideration of an ordinance relating to regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges, including the definition of such establishments.

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  • CB 120956: AN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges; defining after-hours nightlife lounges; establishing operational and safety requirements for such businesses; describing enforcement mechanisms; and adding a new Chapter 10.10 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

    Feb 26, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
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  • 25-0132: A bill for an ordinance concerning the licensing and regulation of business activities regarding certain natural medicine healing centers and the regulation of natural medicine. Approves an Ordinance concerning the licensing and regulation of business activities regarding certain natural medicine healing centers and the regulation of natural medicine, citywide. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 2-5-2025.

    Jan 28, 2025

    ·Denver, CO
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  • 24-1004: A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. for a secure database for regulatory-driven document storage, management of regulated and hazardous waste disposal, and real-time information on locations of regulated building materials. Approves a contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., doing business as JLL, for $890,664 and five years for software services including a secure database for regulatory-driven document storage, management of regulated and hazardous waste disposal requests, and real-time information on locations of regulated building materials, ensuring safer and more efficient building renovations and remediation, citywide (ESEQD-202371354). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 9-9-2024. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-7-2024.

    Jul 28, 2024

    ·Denver, CO
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  • 2024-0124: Communication was received from the Boston Air Pollution Control Commission regarding the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Regulations Statements of Fiscal Effect and Small Business Impact report.

    Dec 27, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023 Select Committee on Climate Action — Agenda 2023-12-07

    Dec 7, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This agenda document schedules a meeting of the Seattle City Council's 2023 Select Committee on Climate Action for December 7, 2023 at 9:30 AM in Council Chamber. The committee is chaired by Lisa Herbold with eight additional members listed. The primary business item is consideration of an ordinance regulating greenhouse gas emissions in larger existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings, which would establish emissions intensity targets and reporting requirements, prescribe penalties, and add a new Chapter 22.925 to the Seattle Municipal Code. Public comment is allocated 20 minutes, with both remote and in-person registration options available.

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  • M E E T I N G M I N U T E S TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN COUNTY OF OCEAN

    Nov 21, 2023

    ·Portland, ME
    Minutes

    On November 21, 2023, the Township of Ocean Committee held a business meeting where they advanced cannabis cultivation regulations by introducing an amendment to an overlay zone ordinance for indoor cultivation west of the Parkway, subject to Pinelands Commission restrictions. The Committee also approved a $404,340 New Jersey DOT grant for road improvements to Letts Landing Road, Crosswind Road, and Keelson Drive, and initiated the first reading of an ordinance updating secondhand dealer regulations in coordination with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. Additionally, the Township announced ongoing community programs including a food drive through December 15th, fitness classes at the Community Center, and a Holiday Light Show at Corliss Park Lake.

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  • REVISED July 17, 2023 7:00 PM

    Jul 17, 2023

    ·Lexington, KY
    Agenda

    The Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors held a public meeting on July 17, 2023, which included a special presentation for Detective Sergeant Jim Slavin's promotion to Lieutenant. The agenda covered multiple township business items, including approval of software proposals from Springbrook and McMahon Associates for bridge repairs, authorization to bid for trash and recycling services, and several ordinances scheduled for public hearings on August 28, 2023, addressing cable franchise agreements, industrial pretreatment program amendments, woodland conservation, and subdivision regulations. The board also announced the Chesterbrook Boulevard Leaning Wall Replacement Project running through the end of 2023 and a joint Fire/EMS study meeting scheduled for July 31, 2023, with the August 21 board meeting rescheduled to August 28.

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  • REVISED July 17, 2023 7:00 PM

    Jul 17, 2023

    ·Evanston, IL
    Agenda

    The Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors met on July 17, 2023, to conduct routine township business including approval of software and repair proposals, authorization of bids for trash and recycling services, and scheduling of public hearings for August 28 on four ordinances covering a Verizon cable franchise, industrial pretreatment standards, woodland conservation, and subdivision regulations. The board also announced upcoming infrastructure projects including the Chesterbrook Boulevard Leaning Wall Replacement Project running through the end of 2023 and a joint Fire/EMS Study meeting scheduled for July 31 with neighboring Easttown Township, while honoring Detective Sergeant Jim Slavin's promotion to Lieutenant.

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  • Land Use Committee — Agenda 2023-07-06

    Jul 6, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This is a Seattle City Council Land Use Committee meeting agenda for July 6, 2023 at 9:30 AM, chaired by Dan Strauss with four committee members present. The main item of business is CB 120592, an ordinance updating regulations for rooftop features in the Pioneer Square Preservation District and amending Sections 23.49.008 and 23.66.140 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The meeting includes a 20-minute briefing, discussion, public hearing, and possible vote on the ordinance, with presentations from the Department of Construction and Inspections and Council Central Staff. Public comment is available both remotely (registration opens two hours before the 9:30 AM start) and in-person (sign-up sheet at City Hall Council Chamber at least 15 minutes before the meeting).

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  • CB 120520: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use regulation of home occupations; amending Sections 23.42.050, 23.55.020, 23.55.022, 23.55.028, 23.55.030, and 23.55.036 of the Seattle Municipal Code to establish permanent provisions for home occupation businesses.

    Feb 28, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
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  • Finance and Housing Committee — Minutes 2022-08-11

    Aug 11, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Finance and Housing Committee met on August 11, 2022, with five members present, presiding over Councilmember Mosqueda. The committee voted 4–1 to recommend passage of CB 120396, which authorizes a $20,000,000 loan from the REET I Capital Projects Fund to finance the "Ocean Pavilion" Aquarium expansion project through 2023 tax-exempt bonds, with Councilmember Pedersen opposing. The committee also voted 4–1 to recommend passage of CB 120397, authorizing amendments to existing agreements with the Seattle Aquarium Society for the expansion financing, again with Pedersen opposing. Three additional ordinances concerning cannabis worker support (CB 120391), cannabis business licensing and social equity criteria (CB 120392), and Seattle employment regulations (CB 120393) were discussed but no votes were recorded.

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  • Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities — Agenda 2022-07-19

    Jul 19, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This July 19, 2022 Seattle City Council Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities Committee meeting agenda establishes the formal business to be conducted, including a briefing, discussion, and possible vote on City Council Bill 120364 regarding truck tractor parking regulations. The ordinance would add a new Section 11.72.445 to the Seattle Municipal Code to authorize designation of parking for truck tractors in public right-of-way and amend Section 11.31.121 to enable enforcement of such parking. The meeting was chaired by Alex Pedersen and scheduled for 9:30 AM in Council Chamber at City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, with Mike Estey and Matt Beaulieu from the Seattle Department of Transportation and Calvin Chow from Council Central Staff designated as presenters for the 15-minute briefing and discussion period.

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  • Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee — Agenda 2022-07-13

    Jul 13, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This agenda documents a July 13, 2022 meeting of the Seattle City Council's Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee, chaired by Sara Nelson, scheduled for 9:30 AM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The committee includes five members: Debora Juarez (Vice-Chair), Lisa Herbold, Kshama Sawant, and Dan Strauss. Two items of business are listed: consideration of an ordinance regulating food delivery platforms and their requirements under Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 7.30, and adoption of the City Light Department's 2023-2028 Strategic Plan Update with an associated six-year rate path (Resolution 32056). The meeting allows for public comment both remotely and in-person, with online registration opening two hours before the meeting and in-person registration required 15 minutes prior.

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  • CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BANGOR BOARD MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022

    Jul 12, 2022

    ·Bangor, PA
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    This is a regular board meeting agenda for the Charter Township of Bangor scheduled for July 12, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The consent agenda includes approval of June 14, 2022 meeting minutes, a $56.80 plumbing permit refund to Kleinschmidt, S & wife, $1,495.00 for installation of a Kussmaul Air Compressor from Front Line Services Inc., $1,324.44 for wardrobe from Norix Group Inc., $51,613.00 for MMRMA General Fund Contribution plus $5,000.00 Retention Fund Contribution, and a $75.00 refund to Shelly Hebert for a non-functional cooler at Township Hall. The agenda includes an engineering report, committee reports from zoning, planning, DPW, parks and recreation, and the green team, plus new business addressing amendments to Zoning Ordinance #300 regarding violations and penalties and regulations for commercial marihuana facilities.

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  • Land Use Committee — Agenda 2022-04-27

    Apr 27, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This April 27, 2022 Land Use Committee agenda convened remotely at 2:00 PM with Chair Dan Strauss, Vice-Chair Tammy J. Morales, and members Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson, and Alex Pedersen. The committee's primary business item was consideration of an ordinance (CB 120287) relating to land use and zoning that would update regulations for rooftop features by amending 17 sections of the Seattle Municipal Code (Sections 23.44.012, 23.44.046, 23.45.514, 23.45.545, 23.47A.012, 23.47A.013, 23.48.025, 23.48.231, 23.49.008, 23.49.046, 23.49.096, 23.49.148, 23.49.324, 23.50.020, 23.66.140, 23.66.332, and 23.75.110). The meeting included a 10-minute public comment period and allowed remote participation by phone at 253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 586 416 9164) and via Seattle Channel online.

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  • 2022-0499: On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0499, approving an appropriation of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the City’s Boston Equity Fund to create a special revenue project grant in order to support equity applicants and licensees, as defined by the Equity Program and to established and operate a cannabis business in the City of Boston. The fund shall be credited to the special Revenue Grant Fund from the Boston Equity Fund established pursuant City of Boston Ordinances Chapter 8 Section 13: Establishing the Equitable Regulation of the Cannabis Industry in the City of Boston, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.

    Apr 7, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Land Use Committee — Agenda 2022-02-09

    Feb 9, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    This Seattle City Council Land Use Committee agenda, scheduled for February 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM, contains a public hearing and committee business conducted remotely via telephone (253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 586 416 9164) or Seattle Channel online. The committee is chaired by Dan Strauss with Tammy J. Morales as Vice-Chair and includes members Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson, and Alex Pedersen. The primary item of business is an ordinance relating to floodplains that proposes a second six-month extension of interim regulations established by Ordinance 126113 to allow individuals to use updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps for obtaining flood insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Program. Public comment registration opens two hours before the meeting and closes at the conclusion of the public comment and public hearing period.

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  • CB 120265: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use regulation of home occupations; extending for six months interim development controls established by Ordinance 126293 to allow home-based businesses to operate with fewer limitations during the COVID-19 civil emergency; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

    Feb 4, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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  • 2022-0024: Communication from Sarah Kinter, Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, submitting PLI’s amended Title VII Business Licensing Rules and Regulations to reflect the Lead Safety Ordinance requirements (Ordinance No. 50 of 2021) for General Contractor licensees.

    Jan 13, 2022

    ·Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 21-0712: A bill for an ordinance concerning the licensing and regulation of massage businesses and making conforming amendments to the Denver Revised Municipal Code in connection therewith. Amends Chapter 33.5 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code by repealing and reenacting language concerning the licensing and regulation of massage businesses and making conforming amendments in connection therewith. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-23-21.

    Jun 14, 2021

    ·Denver, CO
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