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Planning board reviews proposed increase to building-height limits to 70–80 feet
Summary
Board members discussed a draft text amendment to raise allowable building heights from 30 feet to about 70–80 feet to address existing taller hotels and permit larger industrial or multifamily buildings; no vote was taken at the workshop.
Board members reviewed a proposed building-height text amendment at the July 8 workshop that would raise the city's height limit from 30 feet (roughly two stories) to a proposed range of about 70 to 80 feet.
Staff said the city's LDR currently references a 30-foot maximum that was adopted in 2008; that limit conflicts with development that has been built in the city (hotels and other structures) and left those buildings technically nonconforming. Planning staff recommended increasing the allowable height to approximately 70–80 feet to account for existing buildings and to allow future development such as apartment complexes or industrial warehouses that commonly require greater vertical clearance.
Board members noted that the tallest local hotels are roughly seven stories and that a 70-foot cap would align with those heights; staff said the city has the fire apparatus capability to serve buildings in that height range. The item was presented as a workshop for discussion only; staff will draft specific amendment language for future board review and potential formal action.
