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Draft use table would tighten medical-office, car-dealership and supermarket rules; inclusionary-zoning bonuses flagged for review
Summary
Consultants proposed a consolidated use table and area/bulk tables that would change how several uses are regulated downtown — including limiting medical offices, treating car dealerships and gas stations as special-permit uses, and revisiting inclusionary-zoning bonuses and fee-in-lieu rules.
Consultants presented a proposed consolidated schedule of uses and accompanying conditions at the Dec. 15 subcommittee meeting and walked commissioners through categories where the draft would change existing practice.
Key proposals and commissioner reactions:
- Medical offices: The consultant recommended distinguishing medical offices from general offices because medical practices typically create higher parking demand and different operational impacts. Commissioners discussed caps (examples raised: 5,000 sq ft in retail, 10,000 sq ft in business zones) and the idea of making larger medical practices subject to site plan or special-permit review. Several commissioners favored keeping medical-office openings limited in retail frontage and using size limits to avoid large-scale clinics downtown.
- Car dealerships and automotive repair:…
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