The city's councillors had already given the green light to rezone the Morgan, Murray, Forsyth and Docker streets precinct last year, however they had chosen to consider a main source of angst separately.

It was at last week's council meeting where a draft document was released for community feedback on increasing the height restrictions to 35 metres and removing the floor space ratio.

Councillors approved the consultation phase to span over at least three months instead of the usual 42 days after criticisms were raised about not giving adequate time to review and respond amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

One resident Chris Roche, who confronted the council during his public address, said he disproved of the council talking about a matter that impacted the city's future on virtual meetings because it "discriminates against residents" that did not have online access.

"There are many residents for whatever reason who cannot access the report physically due to COVID-19 restrictions or electronically due to lack of understanding of technology," he said.

Wagga councillor Tim Koschel said uncertain times should not halt development, but extending the public exhibition period would ensure everyone had enough time to express their concerns.

Cr Koschel said the council was not making decisions behind closed doors by relying on livestream technology.

"We are just trying to continue in line with the advice given due to the current environment with COVID-19," he said.

Cr Dan Hayes said these "strange times" made consultation with the community challenging, but by no means should the council stop this process.

He said providing more time for people to respond was one solution to overcome these difficulties.

Cr Rod Kendall said it was important to note a decision had not been made. He said this step involves engaging with residents and seeking advice before councillors reach an outcome.

Cr Vanessa Keenan said there would be efforts made to provide face-to-face opportunities for those without access to technology. But, she said residents could still contact councillors through email and telephone like many have done in the past.

Deputy mayor Dallas Tout said the extended public exhibition phase reached a "good middle ground' and the general manager had the ability to further extend this if required.