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Draft would allow modest unit increases in R1–R4 and reintroduce small-lot housing
Summary
Consultants proposed adding one additional allowed unit in each residential zone (e.g., allowing duplexes in R1, up to three units in R2), reintroducing single-unit on 3,000 sq ft small lots and maintaining height limits while easing lot-size and coverage constraints to enable middle housing.
Rachel described zone-specific changes intended to increase types and counts of housing while retaining existing height limits.
In R1 the draft would allow accessory dwelling units and an additional unit (e.g., duplexes) where only single detached units were previously allowed; R2 would allow up to three units; R3 and R4 would add ADUs and cottage clusters while leaving higher-intensity allowances intact. Presenters emphasized these are additive allowances; "we're not taking anything away," Rachel said.
The package also proposes reintroducing small-lot housing—single units on lots as small as 3,000 sq ft—and a density minimum of 10 units per acre for housing in the C1 commercial zone to encourage infill over conversion of scarce commercial land.
Residents asked for more information about how density changes would be applied on sloped or constrained parcels and whether a density minimum in C1 might be extended to other zones later.
