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City hears proposal to loosen commercial performance standards in Professional Office‑Mixed zone to allow outdoor recreation
Summary
A land‑use text amendment (ZT2024‑04) would remove certain performance standards in the Professional Office‑Mixed (POM) zone to allow more commercial uses, including outdoor recreation such as pickleball courts; the Planning Commission recommended approval and the council kept the public record open for 10 days.
Planning staff presented a proposed text amendment (ZT2024‑04) March 25 to modify permitted commercial uses and outdoor recreation in the Professional Office‑Mixed (POM) zoning district. Joanna Wu, who introduced the case, said the changes respond to property‑owner interest in attracting prospects and specifically mentioned allowing pickleball courts as an outdoor recreation use.
Wu said the amendment would remove performance standards set out in Section F of the city zoning ordinance and update the use chart in Section Z, while keeping caps on restaurants and retail at the same levels required in the Commercial‑Local (CL) district to avoid high‑intensity uses in POM. The proposal would also distinguish fitness/recreational sports centers with outdoor courts and fields from those without: facilities with outdoor courts/fields in POM and IMU zoning would require a special exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Planning Commission held a public review meeting on Jan. 29 and recommended approval; Wu entered the certificate of advertisement for case BT2024‑04 into the record. The council left the record open for the standard 10‑day period for written comment and scheduled a follow‑up discussion on April 8.
No vote was taken on March 25; the council will consider written comments and staff analysis at the April 8 workshop.
