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City staff outlines 'Zone In' zoning update; public comment period runs through Nov. 9

6393960 · October 23, 2025
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City planning staff presented the Phase 2 policy map for the 'Zone In' citywide zoning update to the University District Design Review Board and urged public input through Nov. 9. The board received details about the map, schedule and outreach so far.

Stephanie Kentsler, Planning Division staff, told the University District Design Review Board on Oct. 23 that the city’s Zone In initiative is the first comprehensive rewrite of the zoning code in more than 70 years and that Phase 2 focuses on economic and housing opportunity.

Kentsler said Phase 1, completed in 2024, covered corridors and about 4.5% of the city and created six mixed-use zoning districts; Phase 2 covers manufacturing, office, commercial and institutional areas and groups them into three broad buckets: mixed use, industrial/warehouse, and business and institutional campus. "Phase 1 was completed in 2024, and it put density on the corridors," Kentsler said. "Phase 2 is called economic and…

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