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Planning Commission hears Downtown Code update to bonus height and outdoor-space rules; item deferred to March 13
Summary
Planning staff presented a multi-part amendment to the Downtown Code that would revise the Bonus Height Program, add outdoor-space standards and introduce a 12-month transition period; the Planning Commission deferred the text amendment to its March 13 meeting.
Planning Commission staff on Feb. 13 presented a proposed text amendment to the Downtown Code (DTC) that would revise the Bonus Height Program (BHP), update outdoor-space standards and include several housekeeping changes. After a presentation and public comment from a development trade group, the commission voted to defer the item to its March 13 meeting for further review.
The amendment, presented by Metro Planning staffer Jared Islas, would change baseline design requirements for projects using bonus height, revise the menu of public-benefit options used to earn bonus height and raise bonus-height maximums in parts of downtown. The proposal also updates outdoor-space rules, clarifies electric-vehicle charging standards for projects that include EV spaces and contains procedural clarifications intended…
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