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Staff to advance removal of 30% lot‑coverage requirement for B‑3 corridor zone; commissioners debate guardrails
Summary
Planning staff will initiate the process to remove the 30% lot‑coverage requirement in the B‑3 zone after commissioners requested reconsideration; staff gave a schedule for mailed notice, zoning committee review and a May 22 public hearing and discussed reasons including marketability of smaller mixed‑use buildings.
Chris Taylor of the LFUCG planning staff told the Planning Commission on March 17 that staff will begin the notice process to advance a text amendment initiated earlier by the commission to remove the minimum lot‑coverage requirement for the B‑3 corridor commercial zone.
Taylor said the requirement — written as a 30 percent minimum lot coverage in the current code — has generated concern because many B‑3 parcels are one‑story retail patterns and recent development trends have favored smaller buildings and larger vehicular use areas. Taylor said the…
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