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Planning Commission hears zoning-code concepts: consultants propose context-based form controls and simplified residential uses
Summary
Consultants proposed a zoning rewrite that emphasizes urban/suburban context, limits building size to preserve neighborhood scale, simplifies residential-use categories and responds to state ADU and parking laws; commissioners asked staff to return with numeric options and more detail.
At an informational study session on Feb. 19, the Lakewood City Planning Commission heard a presentation of concepts for a zoning ordinance rewrite designed to implement the Envision Lakewood 2040 comprehensive plan. Consultants recommended a context-based approach that calibrates form and size limits to "urban" and "suburban" residential patterns, simplifies residential-use categories, and responds to recent state requirements on accessory dwelling units and parking.
Sam Suter, of Meta Urban Design, and Peter Park, of Peter J. Park City Planning and Design, led the presentation and said the city's code update should be "innovative" and easier for staff and the public to use. The consultants emphasized four components: calibrating standards to existing residential character, simplifying residential-use rules, increasing compatible housing options through form-based controls (rather than unit counts), and updating mixed-use districts and code…
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