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Commission considers targeted code changes to keep Commercial Avenue buildings' street-front character; Port and Olson Building in focus
Summary
The commission discussed amendments to the Marine Mixed Use (MS) zone to allow retail up to 6,000 sq ft and a zero-foot storefront setback on specific Commercial Avenue parcels to preserve the block’s existing downtown character; commissioners asked staff for design standard details.
Planning staff presented code amendments on Sept. 17 intended to preserve the street-front character of Commercial Avenue where Marine Mixed Use parcels abut the downtown core. The changes would allow retail on the ground floor up to 6,000 square feet in a targeted storefront block frontage and add an exception to the MS zone’s typical 10-foot setback to permit 0-foot setbacks where the block frontage designation applies.
Why it matters: The changes address two properties on the block…
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