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Council extends Highlands interim zoning; planning staff outlines overlay approach amid neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
Longview City Council extended an interim zoning regulation for the Highlands neighborhood for six months and directed planning staff to continue drafting a new overlay zone to address parking, density and safety concerns raised repeatedly by residents.
Longview City Council voted on Jan. 23 to extend interim zoning rules for the Highlands neighborhood for six months while the city’s planning commission and staff develop a proposed overlay zone intended to address development density, parking and safety concerns.
The extension matters because residents and council members described rapid neighborhood change—including clustering of multiunit properties and persistent calls for stronger code tools—while planning staff said an overlay can preserve the single-family character of most blocks while allowing limited, regulated housing types.
Jason Little, city planning director, summarized six planning commission workshops held since September and presented a draft policy approach called a “multi-unit…
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