Council adopts coordinated code changes to clarify residential density rules
Apr 20, 2026
Payson approved multiple code and plan amendments to standardize the city’s definition and application of residential density across subdivision regulations, zoning, the general plan and two area plans, replacing 'gross' and 'net' density language with a unified definition.
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Planning staff Michael (speaker 16) presented a package of coordinated code and plan amendments intended to remove ambiguity in how the city calculates residential density. The proposal replaces references to 'gross' and 'net' density with a single definition of "density," clarifies exclusions (roads, unbuildable land) and establishes how multifamily density will be calculated in the RMF zone. The planning commission had voted unanimously to recommend approval.
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