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Commission tentatively approves temporary prefab lodging at 716 NW Sixth with sunset condition
Summary
Commission approved a proposal to install prefabricated lodging units on a vacant site at 716 NW Sixth Street with variances from height and setback rules and a condition that staff, applicant and municipal counsel craft an enforceable sunset mechanism (proposed end date 12/31/2035).
The Downtown Design Commission on May 15 approved a plan to install prefabricated lodging units at 716 Northwest Sixth Street, but commissioners required the applicant, city staff and municipal legal counsel to craft enforceable language that would specify how a voluntary sunset provision would be enforced. The applicant and staff settled on a proposed end date of Dec. 31, 2035.
Planning staff cautioned that the downtown design code typically requires a minimum two-story or 30-foot height on street frontages and has rules to place buildings within 10 feet of the street property line. For the 716 NW Sixth proposal, the…
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