Planning staff proposes code amendment to clarify vested rights consistent with state update
Summary
Staff recommended adding Title 14, Chapter 12, Section 12 to Lebanon’s zoning code to specify when development plans create vested rights, aligning local practice with a recent state statutory update and aiming to reduce confusion.
Planning staff presented a zoning code amendment to add Title 14, Chapter 12, Section 12, specifying which development plans cause property rights to vest. Staff said the state updated its vested‑rights code earlier in the year, and the proposed ordinance would codify how the state provision is applied locally rather than change the city’s existing process.
"This is really just codifying what we already do," staff said, noting the change aims to reduce confusion because the state code is written broadly to cover many jurisdictions that operate differently. Staff invited questions but did not record additional substantive debate in the transcript.
Next steps: the amendment will proceed through the standard review and hearing schedule noted by staff.
