FinCom Recommends Modest Zoning Design Controls in Article 9
Oct 8, 2026
The committee recommended Article 9, a technical zoning change focused on side-wall massing and design (no change to maximum height); members described the modification as a benign design constraint with no fiscal impact identified in a look-back analysis.
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Finance Committee members described Article 9 as a modest design-control amendment intended to reduce visual bulk from side elevations without changing the maximum allowable height. Staff (S2) said the change targets 'side massing' rather than overall roof height and allows pitched roofs to exceed the side-wall control where appropriate.
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