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Staff proposes zoning-definition cleanups, allows limited ground-floor housing in Neighborhood Mixed Use
Summary
The North Bend Planning Commission on June 18 received an introduction to proposed amendments to zoning definitions and use tables in Title 18, including a draft allowing limited first-floor residential in Neighborhood Mixed Use where commercial fronts the street.
The North Bend Planning Commission on June 18 received an introduction to proposed amendments to zoning definitions and use tables in Title 18, including a proposal to allow limited first-floor residential uses in the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zone and to implement state-authorized density increases.
Staff said the proposed NMU change would allow multifamily dwellings on lots with North Bend Way frontage where commercial uses occupy the street-facing frontage, but the first-floor residential portion "shall not exceed 40% of the net area of the lot," a draft performance standard staff presented as a starting point for discussion. Staff said the number responds to council direction that the majority of frontage not convert entirely to residential use.
Why it matters: The change is intended to…
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