Planning Board backs omnibus Land Use Code cleanups, adds community benefit requirement for some 3‑story height exceptions

Mar 24, 2026

The Planning Board recommended City Council adopt Ordinance 8745, a wide-ranging package of Land Use Code corrections and clarifications. The board adopted an amendment (6–1) directing staff to create a mechanism so projects seeking a height modification for up to three stories provide an equivalent community benefit.

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City planning staff presented Ordinance 8745 as an omnibus package of corrections, clarifications and targeted policy changes to the Land Use Code, including adjustments to use-table entries, site-review thresholds, parking/AMPS clarifications, accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) utility language and minor use review exemptions.

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