That's right. All the commission can do is submit a draft of the proposed zoning code to City Council. It's then up to Council to decide whether to pass the proposed code into law as presented, revise the draft with revisions of its own, or reject the draft it in its entirety.

Even assuming the draft is enacted as presented, there's nothing to prevent Council from continuing its current practice of regulary revising the Code in reaction to projects or proposals it likes or dislikes. Which would mean that any comprehensive plan reflected in the new code would never have a chance to become reality.

I wish I were more optimistic about this whole endeavor. I know and respect many of the people on the commission and would very much like to see all of their efforts result iin some meaningful change.