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Planning commission reviews proposed Highlands overlay to allow limited multifamily and ease alley access requirements
Summary
Longview City planning staff presented draft overlay language for the Highlands neighborhood that would allow duplexes outright and permit triplexes and fourplexes by special‑use review while requiring proportional alley repairs where alleys serve as primary access.
Longview City planning staff presented draft language for an interim overlay zone for the Highlands neighborhood aimed at encouraging small‑scale, neighborhood‑scaled housing while addressing parking, alley access and public‑safety concerns.
Under the draft overlay (referred to in staff materials as the proposed “Muozho” overlay), the underlying R‑1 standards would remain, but the overlay would allow duplexes as an outright use and permit triplexes and fourplexes only as a special‑use (board of adjustment) review. Multifamily apartments and boarding houses would remain prohibited. Staff said the overlay is intended to be area‑specific (the Highlands neighborhood) and could be used elsewhere if appropriate.
Staff proposed parking rules that would…
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