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Council preview: zoning and affordable housing items set for Feb. 25 public hearings
Summary
Assistant City Manager Ben Woody previewed four public‑hearing items for the Feb. 25 council meeting, including rezoning requests and an affordable‑housing proposal that would repurpose part of a previously approved housing trust fund loan.
Assistant City Manager Ben Woody reviewed the items the council will consider at its Feb. 25 meeting and flagged four public hearings that will come before council.
Woody described the four public‑hearing items: a straight rezoning on a parcel off Grandview Road that would convert the zoning to RM‑6 (low‑density residential), a straight commercial‑industrial rezoning at Inca Commerce Park intended to encourage industrial users, a two‑part item involving a housing trust fund loan modification and conditional zoning to permit a development with 26 affordable units (all restricted at 60% AMI for 30 years) and a second conditional zoning for an approximately 18‑acre tract proposing a 304‑unit multifamily development (which requires council approval because it exceeds 50 units).
The nut graf: Staff noted planning and zoning recommended unanimous approval on the items discussed and that staff also recommended approval. Council members asked for additional affordability and unit‑type breakdowns for the large multifamily item and requested total square footage and resilience context for projects moving forward.
Woody said the 26‑unit project had previously received a $3,800,000 housing trust fund loan; the developer now seeks to reallocate about $2,000,000 of that loan for land acquisition with the remainder (about $1,800,000) to cover construction costs. Planning and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of both the loan modification and conditional zoning.
Councilmember Turner asked for clarification on bedroom counts and square footage for the larger multifamily item; staff did not have the unit breakdown on hand and said they would provide a follow‑up document with a full bedroom and square‑footage breakdown. Council asked staff to add resilience context to future staff reports, such as referencing the city’s 2018 resilience plan maps, to show how new projects relate to hazard and resilience priorities.
No formal votes were taken during the briefing; Woody said the Feb. 25 business meeting will include the formal public hearings and recommended actions from staff and planning commission.
