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Mill Creek planning staff propose smaller minimum size for planned residential developments to spur infill
Summary
Staff recommended lowering the minimum size for planned residential developments from 2.5 acres to 1.5 acres and clarifying code language so infill and constrained parcels can be redeveloped without full rezoning. The Planning Commission will review a final draft and hold a public hearing before the City Council considers adoption.
Mill Creek staff on Sept. 18 presented proposed amendments to the city’s Planned Area/Planned Residential Development (PRD/PAD) rules to allow more flexibility for infill and constrained parcels.
Planner Jeff Ryan said planned area developments permit modifications to certain zoning standards—setbacks, lot sizes or density—when a proposal demonstrates public benefits such as natural-resources preservation or improved site layout. “As Mill Creek has matured, there's less outward expansion and more infill development,” Ryan said, and the code’s existing minimum‑size threshold makes some infill sites undevelopable under the current rules.
What staff proposed: amend Chapter 16.12 to (1)…
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