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CAP Board tables proposed zoning and design rule updates for more stakeholder work
Summary
Board members voted to pause formal approval of a large rewrite of the Capital Area zoning and design rules and directed staff to continue stakeholder coordination on several notable items, including stormwater, congregate living standards and parking maximums.
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board on April 3 declined to approve proposed updates to the Capital Area zoning and design rules and directed staff to continue work with stakeholders before beginning formal rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Staff and consultant Opticos presented an extensive update to Minnesota Rules 2400 (CAP Board zoning and design rules). The proposed draft bundles non-substantive reorganizations (relocations, graphics and clarifying edits) with substantive changes intended to clarify intended built form, incorporate greater flexibility for lot coverage and parking standards, and add new sections (including stormwater management and historic preservation). Cecilia Kim (Opticos) described the approach as focusing on…
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