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Bel Air commissioners debate mixed-use and density changes: shared parking, 50% commercial target and B2 concerns
Summary
Bel Air commissioners spent the Jan. 14 work session debating proposed amendments to mixed-use rules (Ordinance 837-24) and new density limits for form-based zones (Ordinance 838-24), focusing on shared parking requirements, a proposed 50% commercial minimum and whether Main Street’s B2 district should be capped.
Bel Air — Commissioners spent the bulk of the Jan. 14 work session debating two linked zoning amendments: Ordinance 837-24, which would amend mixed-use definitions and permitted-use tables, and Ordinance 838-24, which would add density limits for several form-based zones.
Staff and commissioners described the package as an attempt to codify mixed-use expectations developed during review of large redevelopment projects, but several substantive disputes emerged: whether shared parking should be a mandatory feature of mixed-use centers or left to Planning Commission discretion; whether commercially-designated mixed-use sites should retain a 50% commercial minimum (with limited flexibility down to 40% under planned criteria); and whether Main Street’s B2 zoning district should…
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