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Commission asks staff to propose flexible City Center stepback options; retains R4 and C1 zones

3377544 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners discussed building stepbacks in the City Center overlay and voted to keep R4 and C1 zoning as active (not legacy) while asking staff to return with alternative stepback approaches and guardrails tied to compatibility, aesthetics and performance standards.

Millcreek — Commissioners pressed staff for alternatives to the City Center overlay27s one-size-fits-all 20-foot stepback rule, and asked planning staff to prepare narrower, context-sensitive options for future code language.

Staff member Robert May led the discussion, presenting images of existing local projects and explaining that a uniform 20-foot stepback applied between the second and third floors may reduce buildable area and make small,…

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