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Planning commission hears code tools to expand 'missing‑middle' and affordable housing
Summary
Consultants told the Planning Commission the code update will remove regulatory barriers to missing‑middle and affordable housing, consider ADU consolidation, and refine form‑based districts to better support transit‑adjacent affordable housing options.
Design Workshop and city staff highlighted housing as a top priority for the Land Use & Development Code update, saying the rewrite will examine minimum lot sizes, consolidate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, and introduce tools to increase missing‑middle housing. The project memo states it will “remove regulatory barriers to affordable, attainable, and missing middle housing while preserving neighborhood character,” language read aloud by the consultant team.
Community Development Director Jonathan Weidenhamer told commissioners the downtown form‑based code has not produced the intended outcomes and that the update provides an opportunity to address housing availability in transit‑oriented districts. The presentation listed potential tradeoffs — including parking and ADU concessions — and recommended targeted public engagement to shape housing‑focused changes before drafting ordinance language.
