Council reviews housing-and-design code concepts aimed at increasing housing options on Main Street and mixed-use districts

Haley Campbell, senior planner for the city, presented results of the Housing and Design Initiative code-and-plan concepts report and sought council guidance on four priority concepts: allowing more housing in certain commercial areas, making mixed-use development more feasible, recalibrating development standards and simplifying the code. "Our housing strategy found that too few homes are being built and that we need 470 new homes every year to meet targets set by the state," Campbell said, citing the project’s housing gap analysis.