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Commission presses staff to soften nonconforming rules, citing housing and reliance concerns
Summary
Commissioners pressed staff to remove a draft ban on increasing housing units as part of nonconforming expansions, to replace mandatory revocation language with discretionary language that protects good‑faith reliance, and to add flexibility for abandonment and lot‑line adjustments.
During detailed review of Article 6 on Feb. 21, several commissioners objected to draft nonconforming provisions they said could unintentionally restrict housing production and harm property owners who relied in good faith on permits. A draft sentence would have denied expansion that results in an increase in the number of housing units; commissioners urged staff to remove that sentence so expansions that add housing are not categorically barred.
Commission discussion focused on two concrete points. First, the draft includes a 36‑month threshold after…
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