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Commission Debates Draft Ground‑Floor Parking Option; Staff to Return with Refined Language
Summary
The Planning Commission discussed draft language allowing ground‑floor parking in CC and CMD districts if at least 50% of the ground floor is parking, in exchange for an additional story within height limits and required shared open space; commissioners asked staff to refine numeric minimums for required open space and first‑floor heights.
Clawson — The Planning Commission spent significant time on June 10 reviewing draft ordinance language that would permit ground‑floor parking in portions of the city center (CC) and mixed‑district (CMD) zoning districts. Under the draft, when at least 50% of a building's ground floor area is parking, a developer could add one additional floor within the district height limit (42 feet in CC, 35 feet in CMD); the ground‑floor ceiling‑height minimum could be waived so developers can stack floors to meet the same overall height.
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