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Planning Commission reviews Rio 29 form‑based code updates, supports street‑centric and core‑area changes
Summary
Staff presented ZTA 2024‑1 proposing six core changes to the Rio 29 form‑based code including shifting core areas to existing shopping centers, introducing a street hierarchy and destination streets, adjusting civic/recreation space rules, and granting limited administrative modifications. Commissioners generally supported the direction but asked for stronger incentives and clearer green‑infrastructure standards.
Senior planner Mariah Gleason presented the work session on ZTA 2024‑1, a county-proposed update to the Rio 29 form‑based code intended to address implementation challenges identified since its 2021 adoption. Staff framed the revisions as six fundamental changes to make the code more administrable and to better achieve the small‑area plan’s pedestrian and place‑making goals.
Two of the central proposed changes: relocate the code’s "core" areas to be centered on existing shopping centers (Royal Hill Shopping Center, Albemarle Square and Fashion Square) rather than a high‑speed intersection, and adopt a street‑centric regulatory framework that prioritizes destination streets, avenues and boulevards while…
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