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City planning staff recommend taller limits on some downtown streets and wider tower spacing; council asks for workshops
Summary
Planners recommended raising certain downtown height limits (Front Avenue to 75 feet, limited 110‑foot gateway allowances), widening tower spacing from 50 to 80 feet, and revising FAR bonuses; council favored staged workshops with commissions and stakeholders and asked staff to pursue targeted public engagement.
City planning staff presented updated recommendations March 17 for the downtown core zoning overlay, proposing a mixed‑height approach that raises maximums in some corridors while preserving lower limits in the historic core.
Community Planning Director Hillary Patterson and senior planner Sean Holm described two years of work by a 14–18 member downtown core working group and stakeholder outreach including about 250 survey respondents. Staff said the priorities that emerged included protecting view corridors and the…
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