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Lewiston Planning Board opens discussion on Planned Unit Development ordinance, asks staff for visuals and case studies
Summary
Lewiston planning staff introduced a draft framework for a Planned Unit Development ordinance; the Planning Board asked staff to return with visuals, sample projects and draft incentive language to encourage density, mixed use and affordable options.
Lewiston planning staff introduced a draft framework for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) ordinance and the Planning Board directed staff to return with visuals, sample projects and draft incentive language.
Craig Tebow, the city's land use planner, opened the discussion by explaining what a PUD would permit that the current zoning does not: an integrated design that can allow multiple principal structures, modified bulk/space standards and varied ownership models where the land can be held in common rather than subdivided into individual lots.
"Figure 2 would not be allowed under the current ordinance," Tebow said, describing an illustration showing 12 single-family structures on a single lot, a configuration the current code treats as multiple principal structures and therefore disallows in most zones.
Board members broadly supported a PUD approach that encourages higher density, mixed uses and innovative ownership…
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