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Commissioners consider boosting housing tools: bigger conservation bonuses, ADU size tweaks and land‑trust ideas
Summary
Staff updated the commission on several housing tools — raising conservation‑subdivision density bonuses (example: up to 85% with CUP), nudging ADU size limits upward, cluster‑housing frameworks, and aspirational land‑trust set‑asides for upzoned sites. Commissioners emphasized utility availability, legal buy‑right constraints and the need for careful design standards; no policy was adopted.
The Planning Director reviewed a set of housing tools intended to increase housing variety and affordability: raising the conservation‑subdivision bonus, modestly increasing accessory‑dwelling‑unit (ADU) size limits, encouraging cluster housing in growth areas, and exploring voluntary land‑trust set‑asides when parcels are upzoned.
On conservation subdivisions, staff said the citizens work group recommended increasing the density bonus (an…
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