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Staff proposes technical zoning-text amendments addressing terminology, measurement and penalties

2348227 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff summarized eight technical corrections and clarifications to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the zoning ordinance, including measurement of ground-floor active use, clarification of terminology (thrift store and food truck), garage and parking clarifications, and codified civil-penalty amounts.

Planning staff presented a package of eight technical text amendments intended to correct omissions and clarify language across multiple zoning articles. Staff said the changes are technical and not policy shifts.

Key clarifications include: defining how to measure required ground-floor active-use area in downtown zoning (measure along facades fronting the right-of-way rather than total area); adding commonly used…

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