WHAT WE REPORTED: In a 6-3 vote, the Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission sent a recommendation to the City Council on Nov. 14 for an update to the city’s Land Use Plan. One detail of the plan that sparked much conversation involved a 12 percent cap on multifamily housing developments, which the planning and zoning commission requested be removed in its recommendation to the council. THE LATEST: During a Dec. 5 City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Zimmerman recommended the plan be sent back to the P&Z commission and the Land Use Advisory Committee to define the 12 percent multifamily housing cap and how that will blend with the city’s business community. WHAT’S NEXT: No deadline was set for the P&Z commission and Land Use Advisory Committee, but the groups will work together to revise the plan to be sent back to the mayor and City Council. This story is one update from The January Issue. View the full list of Top 7 stories to follow in 2018 here.