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Lake City staff outlines mixed‑use zoning proposal, recommends higher density and smaller lots
Summary
City planning staff presented a new mixed‑use zoning district and recommended raising maximum residential density from 20 to 40 dwelling units per acre and reducing minimum lot size to 4,500 square feet to encourage downtown redevelopment and reduce infrastructure costs.
City planning staff presented a draft mixed‑use zoning district and outlined benefits for downtown redevelopment at the Lake City Council meeting on Oct. 20.
Planner Robert Angelo told the council the city currently has mixed‑use in its comprehensive plan but lacks a matching zoning category. “This is a new text — our new zoning district that we're looking to add into the city,” Angelo said, explaining that mixed‑use allows residential and commercial uses on the same site in either vertical or horizontal configurations.
Angelo said vertical mixed use typically places retail or offices below residential units and is suited to urban cores;…
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