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Staff trims multiplex design rules, keeps townhouse parking standard and tree protections in zoning draft
Summary
Planning staff proposed removing several overly restrictive multiplex design standards while retaining articulation requirements for street-facing facades, maintaining the 1.5-space-per-unit townhouse parking standard (rounded up to two when spaces are on lots), and noting that tree protection provisions are addressed in a separate Forest and Tree Preservation Ordinance.
Staff presented proposed revisions to townhouse and multiplex design standards Feb. 25, recommending targeted reductions in the number of design controls for multiplexes while retaining key standards for street‑facing facades in the RMD infill zone.
Staff’s recommendation: Ms. Simmons explained that several design standards previously applied to multiplexes would be removed or reduced because they were overly restrictive when applied to smaller residential buildings. She said the commission will retain standards…
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