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Planning commission rejects request to always round up R‑1‑40 density rule, forwards recommendation to council
Summary
After hearing from an applicant who sought to change the code to ‘always round up’ density calculations, the Highland City Planning Commission voted to keep the 2022 policy that rounds down. The commission will forward its recommendation to city council in April.
The Highland City Planning Commission voted to keep the city’s current R‑1‑40 density rounding rule in place after hearing a request from a property owner to change the rule so it would always round up.
Staff planner Rob (planning staff) told the commission the applicant’s proposal would, at most, increase a subdivision by one lot in some cases and that staff had no recommendation one way or the other. He described the technical change as replacing the phrase “round down to the nearest whole number” with language that…
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