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Council committee advances broad zoning text amendment package after heavy public comment; parking credit removed
Summary
A 17‑point zoning text amendment package that would change loft rules, allow some mixed uses by right, adjust rules for body‑art and small alcohol producers, and alter parking credits was moved to formal session after committee amendments and commitments for additional engagement and clarifying language on historic districts.
The Planning & Economic Development Committee voted to send a large package of zoning text amendments — described by City Planning Commission staff as the "Sixth General Text Amendment" — to the council for formal consideration after substantial public comment and a committee amendment.
The package contains numerous changes intended to update the zoning ordinance: removing the 3‑year lapse for plan development (PD) approvals; allowing conditional loft conversions in R1 and R2 districts and allowing lofts and mixed‑use by right in several commercial districts; revising the allowability and control of body‑art facilities; moderating regulation of brew pubs, microbreweries and small distillers; renaming certain pet uses as "animal care facilities"; allowing miniature…
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