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Galveston planners discuss incentive zoning for targeted corridors, highlight Broadway parcels
Summary
Planning commissioners and staff reviewed a concept similar to bonus or incentive zoning to encourage redevelopment in targeted commercial corridors downtown and along Broadway, and discussed aligning incentives with neighborhood character and existing port plans.
Planning commission members and city planning staff discussed using incentive zoning—sometimes described as bonus zoning—to encourage redevelopment on underused commercial corridors such as portions of Broadway and sections between 15th and 19th streets.
Planning staff said the objective would be to increase density where appropriate to generate more retail activity and a broader tax base, while preserving neighborhood character. “We’re trying to incentivize development in areas that maybe can take it on and that need to see development,” a staff member said,…
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