On Thursday, July 1, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of updates to the Natural Features Protection (NFP) Overlay District and related zoning code standards to the City Commission. These updates would expand protected areas in the city and clarify the NFP requirements.

With the recommendation from the Planning Commission, the proposed updates will go to the City Commission for final approval at a future meeting date to be determined. More information on this project including draft documents and meeting updates are available at http://www.imaginekalamazoo.com/projects/nfp2/