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Plan Commission hears proposed MR‑1 category as phased way to replace LMR escalator clause
Summary
Planning staff proposed creating a new MR‑1 future‑land‑use category and a phased approach to replace the current LMR “escalator clause,” mapping MR‑1 in area plans first and considering citywide changes at a later comp‑plan update.
City planning staff told the Plan Commission on Oct. 16 they plan to introduce a new future‑land‑use category, MR‑1, and to use a phased approach when adopting forthcoming area‑plan maps to address a long‑standing “escalator clause” in the Low/Medium Residential (LMR) category.
The staff proposal would: (1) create MR‑1 in the comprehensive plan as a defined category that captures the intensity permitted under the current LMR escalator clause; (2) update the future‑land‑use table to allow additional building forms in LR and LMR categories; and (3) use the Southeast and Southwest area plans—currently underway—to map MR‑1 where appropriate, then consider additional MR‑1 mapping citywide during an interim comprehensive‑plan…
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