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Planning staff outlines phased housing and infrastructure code changes, seeks public engagement
Summary
Metro planning staff presented a multi‑phase package of recommended zoning and building‑code changes intended to expand middle‑housing options, improve design clarity and add an attainable‑housing bonus; staff and commissioners framed the work as a multi‑year process with public engagement this summer and implementation steps through 2028.
Metro Planning Department staff presented the Housing and Infrastructure Study recommendations on June 26, saying the package would be implemented in phases and come back to the Planning Commission and Metro Council for formal action.
The memo outlines three implementation phases: (1) targeted building‑code changes and creation of two new zoning districts to allow middle housing types and an attainable‑housing bonus; (2) improvements to commercial and multifamily district standards; and (3) additional clarifications and design‑quality changes for one‑ and two‑family…
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