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Historic-preservation board reviews draft TDR ordinance changes; staff to refine draft after stakeholder meeting

3193807 · May 6, 2025
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The Historic Preservation Board reviewed a draft of proposed amendments to the city’s TDR ordinance and provided technical feedback; staff will meet with applicants and attorneys and return with a revised draft.

The Historic Preservation Board reviewed proposed amendments to the city’s transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) ordinance, provided feedback on multiple technical points and asked staff to refine the draft with stakeholder input before the board considers a formal recommendation.

Staff described four main proposal areas: (1) narrowing receiving areas by zoning district rather than the broad Unified Flexibility area; (2) extending the certificate-of-eligibility expiration from 18 months to 24 months; (3) adding a formula to calculate transferable residential units for sending sites (a formula using parcel area, FAR and an average unit size was shown and staff said the average unit size in the draft was 725 square…

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