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Flagstaff planners preview change to resource‑protection rules that would exclude all street rights‑of‑way
Summary
City staff proposed amending the resource protection overlay so resource calculations for slope, floodplain and forest would not apply within public rights‑of‑way for streets and major utilities; staff said the short change would protect near‑term housing capacity while a broader code overhaul is developed.
City planning staff on Dec. 11 told the Planning and Zoning Commission they plan to amend the resource protection overlay so that resource calculations for slope, floodplain and forest "do not apply to the area within the public rights of way for streets and major utilities." The item was presented as a work session preview with a public hearing set for Jan. 8, 2025.
The change replaces language that exempted only "major or minor arterial roads" with a broader exclusion of all street rights‑of‑way. Staff said the narrower arterial‑only exception has left street areas counted against the resource preservation requirement, reducing the land available for housing and making some subdivisions infeasible under current standards. "We're asking to make this small change ... so we don't lose…
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