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Commission weighs separation rules for nightlife and dispensaries, food-truck plazas and self-storage height
Summary
Planners asked whether to preserve a 35-foot setback for bars/taverns from residential zones or apply zone carve-outs and operational standards; staff also reintroduced the idea of a permanent food-truck plaza and asked to relax self-storage height limits to permit multistory infill facilities.
Commissioners and staff debated several nonresidential concerns raised while updating the development code: separation standards for liquor-oriented establishments, dispensary siting, mobile food-truck plazas, and the treatment of self-storage and outdoor vehicle storage.
Separation standards: staff asked whether the current 35-foot setback from residential zones for bars, taverns and nightclubs remains appropriate. Commissioners generally favored a zone-based approach that carves out mixed-use downtown areas while keeping stricter separations…
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