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City manager directs planning staff to prioritize plan development residential (PDR) rules ahead of entrance-corridor and townhouse work
Summary
Planning staff told the commission the city manager requested that the department accelerate work on plan development residential (PDR) provisions to restore flexibility previously provided by PUD/PDR tools; staff will return to the commission with a draft of the old PUD (planned development residential) language as a starting point.
Planning staff reported that the city manager has directed the Planning Department to prioritize rewriting or restoring plan development residential (PDR) provisions before addressing entrance-corridor standards or townhouse regulations.
Staff said the PDR/PUD framework previously provided flexibility for residential development—examples cited included Weatherburn—allowing smaller front-yard setbacks and design cohesion in exchange for a coherent site plan. The commission was told staff will bring back the old PUD text (to be rebranded as planned development residential) for initial review at the next meeting as a starting point for discussion.
Why it matters: restoring a PDR option could allow higher-density residential products or alternative configurations in R1 and R2 zoning districts without requiring ad hoc zoning exceptions. Commissioners and staff framed the work as a response to housing-cost pressures and recent council interest in enabling more housing density.
