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Council adopts 'RT5' zoning text to allow a pathway for 5–8 unit buildings; sponsors and opponents press for stronger neighborhood engagement
Summary
The Zoning & Development Committee adopted a substitute ordinance creating a new RT5 zoning district — a text change that would allow up to eight-unit small multifamily buildings if property owners later seek a rezoning—while members debated codifying neighborhood engagement requirements for subsequent map amendments.
The Zoning & Development Committee voted to adopt a substitute ordinance creating a new residential zoning category called “RT5,” a text amendment to the zoning code that would allow — if later applied to a property through a separate rezoning map amendment — small multifamily buildings of up to eight units where the RT4 district currently limits development to a maximum of four units.
Sam Leichling of the Department of City Development summarized the ordinance as a text change that would not automatically change the zoning of any property. “Adoption of the ordinance and creating a new…
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