Council initiates comprehensive‑plan amendment to relocate Greenbrier neighborhood commercial node
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Summary
The City Council voted to initiate a developer‑led comprehensive‑plan amendment process to move an approximately 8‑acre neighborhood commercial node in the Greenbrier area to the northwest corner of the site (Cameron and GW Carver). Staff stressed the change must still meet RN‑4 goals for housing diversity and requires a neighborhood meeting and PUD consideration.
The City Council voted to initiate a comprehensive‑plan amendment process at the request of a developer who asked to relocate an approximately 8‑acre neighborhood commercial (NCMU) node within the Greenbrier area to the northwest corner at Cameron and GW Carver.
Kelly (planning staff) explained the original Plan 2040 designation placed a commercial node centrally in the neighborhood to support a walkable RN‑4 pattern emphasizing housing diversity. The developer prefers the corner location to capture higher traffic and visibility: "Their clear preference is to have commercial, but to move it out towards the higher volume street," Kelly said. Staff cautioned that RN‑4 is intended to encourage a mix of apartments, attached housing and walkable neighborhood elements; moving the commercial node will require careful review of how the developer will meet housing‑diversity goals.
Council discussed competing goals — walkability versus commercial viability — and heard from a developer representative and a local builder who said commercial at the corner was more viable. Staff noted the amendment process will include a developer‑led neighborhood meeting and likely use of a planned‑unit development (PUD) approach to refine site layout, uses and design controls. Council moved, seconded and carried a motion to initiate the amendment process, clearing the way for public outreach and further staff analysis.
