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Council hears proposals to increase housing capacity in business and commercial zones
Summary
Planning staff proposed reducing minimum lot-area-per-unit in B-2 from 2,000 to 1,000 sq ft and allowing ground-floor residential by right in the O2 district to enable more housing development; planners said changes would remove outdated code limits and encourage infill.
City planning staff presented zoning text amendments on Jan. 5 intended to increase housing capacity in business and commercial districts.
David Carey, director of Planning and Development Services, said the proposed change to the B-2 district would effectively double the allowable residential units by reducing the required square-footage-per-unit from 2,000 to 1,000. Using a four-acre example, Carey said allowable…
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