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Council signals preference to revise River Road plan, open mixed‑use zones to higher density
Summary
Staff presented Phase 2 zoning and code updates, including River Road RMX options and proposed removal of a limited commercial (CL) zone. Council favored revising the River Road corridor plan to allow more market‑driven uses (Option 2) while maintaining planning guardrails; members also urged higher density and increased height allowances in UCX/CCX areas.
Katie Baker, planning manager, briefed the council on Phase 2 of the zoning map and code updates, focusing on mixed‑use zones and commercial categories the city intends to streamline.
Baker walked the council through five mixed‑use designations (LMX, CMX, RMX, UCX and CCX), described their current applications around the city and reviewed options for the River Road corridor. For River Road the staff laid out three choices: repeal the corridor plan and adopt more general mixed‑use or commercial zoning (Option 1); retain the plan but remove policies that discourage auto‑oriented uses (Option 2);…
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