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Resident urges commission to preserve Arts & Business District, suggests zoning changes
Summary
Resident Joni Harris reviewed the Arts & Business District master plan and comp plan history, flagged a map conflict with the 2023 water/sewer plan, and proposed changes including C1 protections, conditional drive-throughs, a cap (about 20%) on duplexes in new R1 subdivisions, and required green space.
Joni Harris presented a packet to the Planning Commission arguing that the Arts & Business District remains a key component of the city’s 2040 comprehensive plan and that the city should preserve the C1 overlay created to protect the district. Harris cited adoption dates for the strategic and master plans and asked commissioners to resist recommendations to remove or weaken the district designation.
Among her recommendations she asked the commission to consider making drive-throughs conditionally allowed in C1 (with a condition that a drive-through not be adjacent to a single-family residence), to limit the share of duplexes in new R1 subdivisions (she suggested a 20% cap as an example), and to require green space in new residential developments. She also flagged a potential conflict between the comprehensive plan map and the 2023 water/sewer master plan and urged staff and commissioners to reconcile the maps before moving forward.
