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Commissioners push to expand downtown retail and small medical uses, limit large entertainment and gyms
Summary
The commission found inconsistencies in the UDC’s downtown consolidated-use table and its descriptive text; commissioners asked staff to correct the table, allow small-scale retail and clinics (staff suggested a 3,000-square-foot administrative threshold), and route larger or atypical entertainment proposals to council review.
Commissioners said the downtown zoning description and the UDC—s consolidated-use table conflict: the downtown text describes a walkable urban center with retail and small businesses, but the table currently omits several retail and office uses.
"If you refer to the description of the Downtown Zoning District, it specifically mentions retail," Travis said, noting that the text…
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