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Developers urge zoning changes to speed housing: eliminate minimum lot area, reduce setbacks, allow taller small‑scale buildings
Summary
Several small infill developers told commissioners current zoning rules effectively limit density and make smaller, more affordable units uneconomical; they asked the commission to refer specific zoning text amendments to the planning commission.
Nathan Biller, a small infill developer, told the commission the city needs zoning text changes to permit smaller, more affordable housing units and increase housing production. “Our housing assessment shows a need of 7.7 new units per day to meet the GR demand, but we average only 1.1,” Biller said, arguing zoning prevents builders from delivering the smaller units households need.
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