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Planning commission again tables proposal to raise allowable uptown retail tenant size
Summary
The commission tabled a zoning text amendment that would raise the by‑right allowable floor area for a single Uptown retail tenant from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet to allow staff to craft more targeted language and address concerns about bars, restaurant demand on public services and conditional‑use safeguards.
The Planning Commission chose not to advance a proposal to increase the by‑right maximum single‑tenant retail floor area in the Uptown district from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet, instead tabling the amendment for further staff work and language refinements.
Economic development staff and commissioners described the proposal as an attempt to make it easier for certain larger retailers — such as an urban‑format marketplace or similar tenant — to locate in Uptown and to encourage ground‑floor activation in…
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