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Highland Council reviews land-use, modern-income-housing strategies and next steps for ADU ordinance
Summary
During a work session on the city's general plan, Highland City Council and consultants from Landmark Design revisited town-center goals, modern-income housing strategies and a proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance. Council members asked staff to include an infrastructure-capacity study as a separate implementation step.
Highland City Council held a work session focused on the city's general plan, land use and its modern-income-housing element, with consultants from Landmark Design reviewing priorities for the town center, mixed-use development and accessory dwelling units.
Consultant Aubrey Larson of Landmark Design said the group heard support for a more active town center: "hosting regular events and creating traditions around those events will support our local businesses in the town center," she said. Landmark and the council discussed mixing retail, office and residential space in the town center and at the nearby Highland Mains property.
The discussion centered on three strategies the city is pursuing under the state's moderate-income-housing requirements: (1) enabling accessory dwelling units (ADUs), (2) zoning for higher-density or mixed-use residential development adjacent to commercial centers, and (3) developing age-restricted senior housing options. Landmark showed the city a matrix of 29 possible state-recommended strategies and recommended…
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