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Council presses staff on missing‑middle zoning, seeks clearer targeting and monitoring
Summary
Councilmembers pressed planning staff for more specificity about where 'missing‑middle' and mixed‑use tools would be applied, how the city will measure outcomes and how the proposal would limit displacement and parking impacts; staff said tools will be context‑sensitive, focused on transit corridors, and that community engagement and testing are forthcoming.
Council members debated how the city should deploy proposed missing‑middle and mixed‑use zoning tools to add duplexes, multiplexes and townhomes without creating displacement or parking pressures.
Jordan Feldman of the planning department said staff is tracking uptake of HOME 1 and HOME 2 programs but does not yet have complete data on the effects of recent zoning changes; he said staff will follow up with council offices to provide additional monitoring details. Andrea Bates, assistant director…
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