Commission discusses requiring commercial components be completed before residential in mixed-use projects
Jun 11, 2026
Commissioners considered changing the form-based code to require commercial elements of mixed-use developments be completed before residential construction, to avoid half-finished commercial space. Staff will research whether the requirement belongs in the form-based code or a development agreement; the commission postponed any immediate change.
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The Sunset City Planning Commission discussed whether form-based-code language should require commercial components of mixed-use projects to be completed before residential components, a step commissioners said could protect the city's tax base and discourage unfinished commercial space.
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