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Commission moves Springs senior PUD area to 'compact suburban' place type
Summary
After staff explained the Springs senior PUD and existing PUD allowances, the Planning Commission amended and approved changing the area from mixed neighborhood to compact suburban to reflect multifamily character while limiting implied commercial in the interior (unanimous motion on change).
The Planning Commission voted to change the Springs area place-type designation from mixed neighborhood back to a compact suburban character description after staff and commissioners reviewed the PUD and existing zoning. Chair introduced the motion saying the site is a residential place type and "that's a residential area to me, not commercial." Staff clarified that the Springs PUD was approved with a residential PD designation that included a 10% commercial allowance and that place types are character descriptions, not zoning.
Commissioners debated whether to revert to suburban, compact suburban, or retain the mixed neighborhood label. Several commissioners — noting the scale of the approved senior multifamily development and the PUD's existing allowance — supported compact suburban as most consistent with the on-the-ground character and the city's housing objectives. The motion was amended on the floor from "suburban" to "compact suburban" before being carried.
Action taken: the Springs PUD area will be shown as compact suburban on the future land-use map; staff noted that zoning and PD language still govern what the developer may build in the short term.
