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Former planning chair warns City Planning Commission about proposed citywide ADUs, urges consolidation of planning functions
Summary
At the Sept. 25 City Planning Commission meeting, former commission chair James Arthur Lyle criticized the city—s Downtown/Uptown implementation plan and urged the city to merge urban planning into the City Planning Department, saying proposed changes to ADU rules and parking will harm property values and mature neighborhoods.
James Arthur Lyle, a former chair of the City Planning Commission, used the meeting—s public-comment period to criticize the city—s Downtown/Uptown implementation plan and to urge a reorganization of local planning functions. "This is a terrible plan," Lyle said of provisions that would expand accessory dwelling units, add zero‑lot‑line ADUs and relax setback and parking rules. "If you own a piece of property, someone can build an ADU right next to you without getting permission, frankly, from anybody. What that bottom line is going to do with your…
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