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Commission advances zoning code update to change how neighborhood open‑space dedications are calculated
Summary
Planning staff proposed replacing the current area‑and‑maximum density formula with a unit‑based calculation, adding a 10% site cap and consolidating district boundaries; the commission unanimously recommended the text amendment with clarifying language to allow voluntary larger dedications.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to forward an amendment to Title 14 (zoning) that changes how the city calculates neighborhood open‑space dedication requirements when developers subdivide land.
Rachel Schafer of Neighborhood and Development Services presented the proposal, saying the current 1994 formula relies on maximum allowed density and produces inconsistent and sometimes unworkable requirements for modern zoning districts. "The neighborhood open space dedication requirement... ensures that those responsible for creating the need for new parks, cover the cost rather than existing residents in the community," Schafer said. She explained the new, proposed formula would use the number of units proposed times persons per dwelling unit (from the most recent census) multiplied by 3 acres per 1,000 people in the city standard.
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