Commission seeks rewrite of mixed-use district to enable true mixed-use buildings
Summary
Commissioners agreed the current mixed-use district functions like a multi-family zone and decided to rewrite the text to allow commercial below and residential above by right, using a tiered approach modeled on the Central Business District.
On Aug. 12 the St. Johns Planning Commission discussed rewriting the city's mixed-use district ordinance, concluding that the current text behaves more like a multi-family zone and does not permit true mixed-use buildings by right.
Commissioners favored revising the mixed-use district to better align with the master plan by enabling tiered uses similar to the Central Business District (CBD) model — for example, explicit permission for commercial uses on the ground floor with residential above. The commission also raised a procedural question about the official status of Ross Street's vacatur, which could affect zoning applications.
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