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Lakewood planning commission delays action on RTA/MFTE expansion after mixed-use, traffic and affordability concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission agreed to postpone decisions on proposed residential target area and multifamily tax exemption changes, including a Gravelly Lake Drive expansion, after public comment and commissioner debate about requiring mixed use, traffic impacts and an affordable-housing extension.
At its March 5 meeting, the Lakewood Planning Commission agreed to defer action on proposed expansions to the Residential Target Area (RTA) and changes to the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program after public comment and extended discussion by commissioners.
The delay means commissioners will revisit the RTA/MFTE proposals at a later meeting (the commission discussed bringing items back to the March 19 packet). Planning staff also confirmed that the public hearing on the MFTE/RTA docket closed at noon on March 5 and that staff will provide a table summarizing testimony and city responses to commissioners in the next packet.
The items under consideration include a proposed expansion of the RTA to cover parts of the Central Business District (CBD), a request to extend an existing MFTE on a privately owned property, and a proposal to grant an additional 12-year tax-exemption extension for projects that include at least 20% affordable housing.
In public comment, Christina Kloss, who…
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