TAC backs clearer nonconforming‑use rules, eases conversion review for existing commercial buildings
Staff rewrote nonconforming‑use sections, extended discontinuance from six months to one year, and proposed treating conversions of existing commercial buildings to residential as a type‑1 conversion (MDS) rather than subjecting them to full new multifamily site‑plan standards. The group discussed prefabricated dwelling definitions and affordable housing affordability periods.
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Staff told the TAC the nonconforming‑use section was reorganized by situation (use, structure, lot) and recommended extending the discontinuance period to one year from the current six months so vacant nonconforming sites have more opportunity for reuse. "We went from 6 months to 1 year," staff said, and members praised the change as better aligned with typical local practice.
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