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Planning commissioners question open-space calculations for 63-unit townhome proposal
Summary
A proposed 63-unit townhome project prompted lengthy debate over what counts as required open space under the city—ode; commissioners asked for ordinance text and engineering clarifications before final action and temporarily withdrew a motion to deny.
Staff presented a site plan for 63 townhome units on about 6.04 acres in an R-4 zone, saying the applicant had resubmitted materials on Nov. 18 that addressed most outstanding staff comments.
Commissioners pressed the applicant and staff to explain how the 30% open-space requirement for multifamily developments is calculated. Speaker 8 summarized the code language the commission was using and listed the standards: at least 30% gross-project-area open space, with at least 50% of that set…
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