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Staff: City parks are already allowed under current zoning; rezoning won’t change buildable-lands totals
Summary
Staff told the commission that parks cited as missing park zoning are permitted uses via a Type 3 review and that changing park zoning will not affect the city's buildable-lands inventory because city-owned parks are excluded from BLI calculations.
Staff told the Planning Commission that an initial review identified some parks as not explicitly zoned as parks, but a fuller review showed that park uses and park improvements are permitted in those zones through a Type 3 review. The planner said this means no immediate rezoning action is required to allow park activities.
Commissioners asked whether rezoning those parcels to a 'park' designation would affect the city’s buildable-lands inventory (BLI). Staff replied that city-owned properties are removed from BLI calculations, so rezoning parks would not change BLI totals.
Why it matters: Commissioners had worried that zoning inconsistencies could leave parks vulnerable or reduce the city's inventory of developable land. Staff said those concerns are mitigated because permitted uses and accounting rules already protect parks in the city's land-supply calculations.
What’s next: Staff will note the issue in code-cleanup work and can pursue rezoning if the commission decides a layer of additional protection is desirable, but there is no immediate urgency based on BLI calculation rules.
