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Council seeks buffers and limits on drive‑throughs at East Beaver/Autoport site in zoning rewrite
Summary
Council signaled preference for buffers/step‑downs and against motor‑vehicle‑oriented drive‑through businesses at the Autoport/East Beaver mixed‑use area, asking staff to draft standards that limit lot‑filling massing and provide transitions to adjacent R2 neighborhoods.
Councilmembers used the Feb. 10 work session to press staff on how mixed‑use zoning would apply to the Autoport and East Beaver areas along South Atherton: members asked for more detail on building massing, buffers to R2 neighborhoods, and whether to permit motor‑vehicle‑oriented commercial uses.
Planning staff presented several form options: full‑lot build‑out up to the maximum height, increased open‑space buffers, step‑down building heights transitioning from Atherton to adjacent two‑story neighborhoods,…
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