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Council to study zoning changes, storage-unit zoning and ordinance options for affordable housing
Summary
Council members asked staff to schedule work meetings to consider zoning-code updates, a dedicated storage-unit zoning district, and an ordinance to require affordable housing in subdivisions; discussion emphasized balancing commercial preservation and housing supply without specifying final policy language.
At the budget retreat Hurricane City councilors flagged land-use policy changes for follow-up, asking staff to convene work meetings with planning commissioners to explore zoning-code updates, creation of a storage-unit zone, and possible subdivision requirements to include affordable housing units.
Council members said storage facilities have replaced commercially valuable parcels in surrounding communities and suggested a dedicated industrial or storage-unit zone could concentrate such uses without displacing prime commercial land. One councilor proposed permitting storage units only in specified industrial zones rather than across many commercial districts.
On housing, councilors discussed drafting an ordinance that would require subdivisions to include deed-restricted affordable housing or a percentage of units affordable at a defined threshold. Several councilors favored spreading affordable units across areas rather than concentrating them in a single neighborhood. Staff and council stressed the need to analyze legal tools (deed restrictions, density bonuses, impact fees, and potential incentives) and to return with options for public hearings.
Why it matters: Zoning and subdivision policies shape where housing and commercial uses occur, affect property-tax bases and determine whether the city can influence the supply of workforce housing without unchecked market-only development.
What’s next: Staff will prepare code amendments and policy options, schedule joint work sessions with the planning commission and council, and return recommendations for potential ordinance language and impact-fee adjustments.
