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Brownsville approves new mixed-use zoning district that excludes duplexes
Summary
A new mixed-use residential-commercial district (Ordinance 1038) was approved to allow single-family detached homes, townhouses, condominiums and multifamily apartments while excluding duplexes and similar small multi-family units; the planning commission had recommended the change to encourage higher-end forms of housing in designated areas.
The Board of Aldermen approved Ordinance 1038 to create a new mixed-use residential-commercial district that permits single-family detached homes, condominiums, townhouses and multifamily apartments but excludes duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes.
City planning staff said the planning commission proposed the district to provide an alternative to the existing mixed-use…
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