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Planned-community zoning proposal would require 20% common space, Planning & Zoning rep tells commission
Summary
A proposed zoning-code amendment would create a 'planned community' zone requiring developers rezoning into that category to set aside 20% of gross land as public common space for conservation and recreation; the measure is scheduled for Planning & Zoning and City Council hearings in August–October.
Representative Nefarian Norton of the Planning & Zoning Commission briefed the Open Space Commission on a proposed zoning-code change that would create a new "planned community" zone. Norton said the key provision would require a developer who rezones to that category to set aside 20% of gross land as common space designated for conservation and recreation. "If a developer or landowner chose to rezone their land as a planned community, they would be required to set aside 20% of the gross land to be provided as common space for conservation and recreational," Norton said.
Norton described the provision as both a potential win for open-space goals and a source of trade-offs: the rezoning process would permit a large-swatch approval that could limit future conditional-use reviews but would guarantee a minimum public-common-space set-aside. She also said the change would prohibit private facilities (for example, privately run golf courses) from qualifying as the set-aside common space. Norton told commissioners the proposal will return to Planning & Zoning for a public hearing on Aug. 12, could proceed to City Council first reading on Sept. 15, with a council public hearing potentially scheduled on Oct. 6.
