Commission recommends loosening R‑4 size and density requirements to Board
Planning staff proposed striking the R‑4 district’s 100‑acre minimum and 4‑units‑per‑acre cap to make the planned community district usable for smaller, mixed‑use projects; the commission voted to forward the recommended amendment to the Board of Supervisors.
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The Planning Commission voted on Nov. 5 to recommend an amendment to the R‑4 residential planned community zoning district that would remove the minimum contiguous‑100‑acre requirement and eliminate the explicit 4‑units‑per‑acre maximum. Staff said the changes would allow more flexible, smaller‑scale projects to use the R‑4 framework while leaving density and context review to the rezoning proffer process and comprehensive‑plan guidance.
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