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Planning commission recommends MRC zoning for both sides of Market Street to correct inconsistent designations
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a staff-drawn zoning map and recommended applying Mixed Residential-Commercial (MRC) to both sides of Market Street for consistency; staff will hold the recommendation pending the annual comprehensive-plan amendment cycle and bring map edits to public hearing this summer.
At a March 10 Planning Commission workshop, commissioners reviewed a GIS-based zoning map staff prepared and recommended rezoning both sides of Market Street to Mixed Residential-Commercial (MRC) to eliminate inconsistent designations. The chair led a brief discussion and commissioners agreed the commission could forward that recommendation for the comp plan cycle.
Staff explained the map was generated from assessor and GIS data; some parcels that appear residential on the ground are listed as commercial in assessor records, which complicates zoning continuity. Staff said they hatched assessor land-use data over proposed zoning colors to show where mixed residential-commercial designation is proposed and recommended leaving large commercial sites (for example, Safeway) in Commercial General (CG) where appropriate to avoid creating split-zoning on a single parcel.
Why it matters: rezoning the corridor is intended to create continuity along Market Street while still allowing existing commercial uses to continue. Staff noted the comp plan amendment process only occurs once per year; commissioners can make a recommendation now but the formal map and comp plan changes must be processed through the annual cycle.
Key points - Staff suggested applying MRC zoning where parcels lack current commercial use, using assessor data to guide changes but acknowledging on-the-ground verification may be needed. - Commissioners and staff flagged two small parcels that might remain CG to avoid "split zoning" within a larger development block, and recommended map edits accordingly. - Staff advised that comp plan changes and map edits will be batched with other annual amendments; public application period and comment opportunities run through April/May with expected commission review in June/July and council consideration in October/November.
Next steps Commissioners instructed staff to update the map to show MRC on both sides of Market Street as the planning commission's recommendation and to return the edited map during the comp plan amendment cycle for public hearing and council consideration.
