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Commission tables Midvale City text amendment on master‑plan developments; staff to refine open‑space and parking language
Summary
After extended discussion, the commission voted to table a city-initiated text amendment to SF‑1, SF‑2, RM‑12 and RM‑25 master‑plan development rules and asked staff to return with clarified standards on common open space, parking and density thresholds.
The Midvale Planning Commission voted to table a city‑initiated text amendment to multiple residential zones that would revise master‑plan development standards, sending the proposal back to staff for additional research and refined language.
Elizabeth (planning staff) presented proposed changes that would narrow master‑plan requirements to projects that include common area, reduce and clarify open‑space requirements (proposing 25% improved common open space for projects with common amenities), and set clearer expectations for housing type mixes. Staff also proposed clearer parking requirements to reduce ad hoc discretion: an initial suggestion in the staff presentation was a flat 2.5 stalls per dwelling unit (staff later described a commission‑preferred approach as 2 off‑street stalls per unit, excluding garages, plus…
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