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Planning commission backs change to TOD mixed-use rules, shifting requirement from footprint to street-facing facade
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a Midvale-initiated amendment to municipal code 17-7-17.3 that measures mixed-use requirements by street-facing façade (proposed 65%) instead of building footprint, adds clustering flexibility and expands main-floor office restrictions to Center Street.
The Midvale Planning Commission recommended approval of a city-initiated change to Midvale Municipal Code section 17-7-17.3 governing the transit-oriented development (TOD) zone, adopting design flexibility intended to promote active street frontages while recognizing market constraints.
Staff described the principal change as a shift from measuring required commercial area by building footprint to measuring by street-facing building facade. “We’re not looking at the percentage of the building footprint anymore, but of the street-facing building facade,” the…
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