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Commissioners debate density and form in Core Residential district; discussion of 'missing middle' townhomes
Summary
The commission discussed how to interpret the Core Residential (CR) district and whether permitting lower-density clustered attached units (side-by-side townhomes) better matches the district’s transition intent than higher-density developments.
Planning commissioners revisited the Core Residential (CR) district language and development expectations, focusing on how to allow ‘missing middle’ housing — clusters of attached single-family units — without unintentionally enabling dense, multi-unit projects.
Commissioners said CR was intended to be a softer transition between downtown and adjacent residential neighborhoods, with building heights similar to houses rather…
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