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Planning Commission's Enable Housing redline to be public in August; hearings scheduled in September
Summary
The Planning Commission's Enable Housing redline will be released to the public in August, with an open house on Aug. 4 and public hearings on Sept. 1 and Sept. 15; a workgroup recommended allowing changes in RAR but not in FOR or LDR.
SJ Dube briefed the Affordable Housing Committee on the Planning Commission's timeline for the Enable Housing proposal: an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 4 to provide a high‑level explanation; a redline expected to be public in August; a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 1; a second open house on Saturday, Sept. 12 for specific comments on the redline; and a second public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Friederike Keating summarized the Small Housing Incentives workgroup's process: three structured meetings produced a proposal primarily drafted by Chris Shaheen with input and buy‑in from workgroup members. The Planning Commission decided to allow the proposed clustering changes in the RAR district but not in the FOR (environmental concerns) or LDR (deemed unnecessary). Committee members raised questions about clustering impacts on property values and whether multiunit dwellings should be allowed in particular districts; SJ and others said research on the comparative impacts of multiunit vs detached clustered units is limited and not yet conclusive.
