After selecting its leadership for 2026, Milton’s Planning Commission on Wednesday will explore several potential City Code text amendments.

The February 25 meeting will start at 6 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers. People can attend in-person or watch online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8rqemPuVmM.

The Planning Commission’s seven appointed members evaluate and recommend potential changes to zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, zoning maps, and overall planning processes. This board also considers variance requests and other items that go through the City’s public hearing process, meaning other City boards discuss and share their thoughts on some of the same agenda items. 

The first thing to happen Wednesday, after the pledge of allegiance, will be the election of the Planning Commission’s Chair and Vice Chair. These individuals will serve in those roles through the end of this year. 

Then the committee will take up a pair of draft text amendments that, in their respective ways, aim to promote consistency – in one case with new State requirements, in the other with other parts of City Code. 

The first would update the timeframe for notice requirements on public hearings for Unified Development Code-related matters. If this is ultimately approved, such notice must be shared publicly not less than 15 days and not more than 45 days in advance. (Current City Code says it must be shared not less than 30 days in advance.) This alteration would algin with recent revisions to State requirements. 

The next text amendment on Wednesday’s agenda would remove the “Limited Food Service Restaurant” category entirely from the Unified Development Code. This same category was taken out of Chapter 4 of the City Code (which relates to alcohol sales) – so taking it out of Chapter 8 simply would match that. No Milton restaurants are in this category, so none will be affected by a change. 

Wednesday’s meeting will conclude with a “New Business” item also related to possible text amendments, though these are in their relatively early stages with no draft text to be currently considered. 

City staff will review background on the topic and seek input from the Planning Commission as it evaluates possible AG-1 code updates on lot development standards and Milton’s plat process. 

Earlier this month, the City Council and staff discussed recent building trends and potential areas for change that could move forward on two parallel tracks, potentially on different timelines, while extending a moratorium on accepting new applications to subdivide land on certain AG-1 zoned lots. 

The Planning Commission and the public will have opportunities to share input on the observations and potential options related to this matter, including at the Public Input Forum scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on February 25 at City Hall.