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Planning Board tables zoning text amendment that would tie vacant‑storefront rules to PAD overlay
Summary
The Planning Board on July 8 voted to table a proposed zoning text amendment that would tie a draft ‘vacant commercial properties’ ordinance to the city’s pedestrian activities district overlay until staff supplies clarifications requested by the board.
The Planning Board on July 8 voted to table a proposed text amendment that would add a direct reference to a new commercial vacancy ordinance into Chapter 14’s pedestrian activities district (PAD) overlay.
What staff proposed: Economic development staff drafted a separate “vacant commercial properties” ordinance to encourage activation of empty storefronts in the downtown PAD zone. Because the ordinance as drafted would apply only inside the PAD boundary, planning staff proposed amending section 8.5.0.2 (the PAD land‑use rules) to state explicitly that buildings inside the PAD must comply with the new Chapter 6 vacancy ordinance. Planning staff emphasized the requested zoning change was clerical in order to…
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