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Council reconsiders and adopts amendment to codify allowance for first‑floor retail in select areas
Summary
The council voted to reconsider a zoning amendment and adopted language asking the city manager and Community Development Department to draft codified language allowing first‑floor retail where it already exists and in other appropriate areas of the city.
The City Council reconsidered and adopted an amendment directing the city manager and the Community Development Department to draft and propose zoning language to codify the allowance of first‑floor retail in appropriate areas.
Councilor Zine explained the motion was a technical re-vote to correct a procedural error from the prior week and said the amendment mirrors the text previously considered. The adopted language asks staff to propose codified language that would allow first‑floor retail in areas where it already exists and in other appropriate sections of the city, with the intent of protecting neighborhood character while supporting local businesses.
The council approved the motion on a recorded roll call; the deputy clerk recorded eight members in the affirmative and one absent. The item will return to the relevant committees for drafting and implementation work by the Community Development Department.
