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Council tables zoning text amendment to allow commercial shipping‑container buildings in downtown open spaces

3843675 · June 16, 2025
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Summary

Staff proposed amendments to allow small, retrofit shipping‑container retail/restaurant units in commercial private open spaces downtown, subject to design and operational limits; council asked for a time‑limit/sunset clause and tabled the amendment to July 14 for redrafting.

City planning staff brought a zoning text amendment that would allow retrofitted commercial shipping‑container buildings in downtown commercial private open spaces under limited conditions. Cameron Dunn (planning staff) told council the amendment is aimed at activating open spaces with small, walk‑up retail while reducing impacts on nearby residences and avoiding costly downtown architectural conformance that would make container…

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