Panel backs changes to TNDB overlay to allow taller mixed‑use buildings
The Planning Commission recommended amendments to the Traditional Neighborhood Design Business overlay to remove a habitable‑floor cap and allow up to 60‑foot building heights so developers could include ground floor retail with upper‑floor housing; commissioners voted to send the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
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The Planning Commission on Nov. 5 voted to recommend an amendment to the Traditional Neighborhood Design Business (TNDB) overlay that would remove the habitable‑floor limitation and modify the maximum height to 60 feet. Staff told the commission the TNDB is intended to encourage ground‑floor commercial space with apartments above; as written the habitable‑floor and height limits made the district less useful compared with standard residential districts.
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