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Committee debates 'Cars to Casas' plan to convert auto‑oriented sites to housing; continued for further drafting
Summary
The committee discussed an ordinance to encourage housing on auto‑oriented sites (parking lots, gas stations, garages) by removing select conditional‑use barriers, applying form‑based density and lowering parking ratios. Supervisors and community groups split sharply over affordability requirements, potential loss of blue‑collar jobs and mapping/feasibility; the item was continued to the call of the chair for further work.
The Mayor’s Office and Planning Department presented an ordinance intended to accelerate housing development on parcels currently used for auto‑oriented purposes by removing certain conditional‑use barriers and enabling form‑based zoning on eligible RH parcels.
Planner Aaron Starr and Mayor’s Office policy staff described key elements: qualifying sites (parking lots, gas stations, accessory parking), a move to form‑based unit counts (up to four units…
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