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Planning Commission forwards change to Main Street residential multifamily rules to city council
Summary
The San Quentin Planning Commission on April 8 voted unanimously to recommend a code amendment removing a 1-acre minimum and capping multifamily density at 8 units per acre in the Main Street residential (MSR) zone; staff and a public commenter said the change aligns better with the city's General Plan.
San Quentin's Planning Commission on April 8 unanimously recommended that the City Council consider a revision to MSR (Main Street residential) zoning rules that removes a one-acre minimum lot requirement for multifamily development and establishes a maximum density of 8 units per acre.
The amendment, which the commission forwarded with a positive recommendation, was presented by city planning staff as a response to prior commission feedback and to correct a provision that commissioners said had limited small-scale multifamily options along Main Street. Under the draft language explained to commissioners, a quarter-acre lot would be…
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