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City says negotiated lower TOD density, cites property purchases to limit development

3442191 · May 22, 2025
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City staff described efforts to limit development density near the planned transit‑oriented development (TOD), including negotiating lower permitted densities (about 10 units per acre near Main Street) and buying properties (Palm Drive, Dirksen parcel, Alexander Island) to prevent unwanted development, the city manager told the council.

City officials said on May 21 that the city has been actively negotiating and acquiring property to shape future development intensity in and around the planned transit‑oriented development (TOD).

The city manager told the council that while the TOD core is permitted under the land-use framework at up to 32 units per acre (with edges at about 20 units per acre), negotiations with developers and site-specific decisions have reduced expected intensity.…

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