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Planning staff: upzoning auto‑oriented lots improves feasibility but won’t produce housing today
Summary
Planning Department presented a Century Urban feasibility analysis showing that removing density controls on auto‑oriented lots improves project feasibility but, under 2022 market conditions, prototypes still showed negative per‑unit feasibility; committee voted to send the ordinance forward to the full Board.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee heard a feasibility analysis on Dec. 5 for an ordinance that would increase allowable housing density on lots with auto‑oriented uses and remove the conditional‑use requirement for converting automotive service stations.
Aaron Star of the Planning Department introduced the item and turned the presentation over to Joshua Switzky, who summarized an analysis done with consultant Century Urban. The team modeled two prototypical sites — a smaller lot (6,000 square feet,…
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