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Council reviews Booth Kelly rezoning and compatibility rules as part of housing-and-design initiative
Summary
Planning staff proposed rezoning Booth Kelly to a Mixed Use Employment District, simplifying an older conceptual development plan, and adding compatibility standards (noise limits, setbacks, screening); councilors favored starting with noise standards and scheduled further code refinement.
City planning staff brought the housing and design initiative to the council, focusing on four consultant recommendations to boost affordability and housing choice across mixed‑use districts and on a focused policy conversation about the Booth Kelly Mixed Use District.
What staff proposed: to rezone Booth Kelly to a Mixed Use Employment District and replace the decades-old conceptual development plan and rigid development-area requirements with a phased development plan/master plan or site-plan-review process depending on project scale. Staff highlighted that the current Booth Kelly conceptual plan…
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