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Residents push back on 'missing middle' language in comprehensive-plan amendment, hearing continued
Summary
A broad public turnout urged removal of 'missing middle' provisions from the City's EAR (Ordinance 2025-0090); opponents say proposed policies would allow duplexes/quadplexes by right in single-family areas and erode neighborhood protections. The committee continued the public hearing to April 1.
Dozens of residents and neighborhood advocates urged the Land Use and Zoning Committee on March 18 to remove “missing middle” language from the city’s Evaluation and Appraisal Report amendments (EAR ordinance 2025-0090), saying proposed policy text would allow duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in single-family neighborhoods and otherwise accelerate denser development without adequate safeguards.
Speakers including urban designer Chrissy Bhatt and civic leaders like Herbert Ramsdale and Steve Matchett asked the committee to delete specific policies that they said would encourage by‑right conversion or expansions of density.…
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