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Council hears extensive testimony on draft Chapter 6 land‑use map; staff to return with targeted changes
Summary
City planning staff presented a city‑initiated Chapter 6 amendment that reduces several density ranges and adjusts five map areas; council and the public provided detailed feedback and asked staff to return (target April 14) with clarifications including mixed‑use definitions, downtown height limits and targeted map changes.
The council took up a city‑initiated amendment to Chapter 6 of the Eagle Comprehensive Plan on March 10, a multi‑year staff effort to tidy text and reduce allowable density ranges across several land‑use categories. Daniel Miller of planning staff summarized proposed edits — including lowering density ranges for neighborhood residential, compact, and infill categories and reducing the maximum residential intensity in mixed‑use designations. Staff also proposed map updates in five focus areas reflecting recently entitled projects and anticipated development.
The proposal drew extensive public comment from residents, builders and developers. Several residents asked the council to retain larger‑lot protections in rural and Brookside areas; developer representatives asked for clarity and, in at least one instance (a 379‑acre site proposed as a "TerraView East" concept), said they sought a signal that up‑to‑1.5 dwelling units per acre would be acceptable, paired with binding design guidelines. Planning consultant Penelope Constant Taikis urged council to step carefully on density reductions, citing housing supply and builder concerns.
Council members expressed support for lowering several density ranges while asking staff to: clarify the mixed‑use definition (including whether a true mix of uses or a specified percentage will be required), restore permissive "up to" language in some density ranges, add senior‑housing and assisted‑living types to compact‑area guidance, and limit downtown building heights (several councilmembers favored a two‑story standard along State Street with narrowly defined exceptions). Staff recorded a wish list and will return with a redraft for council review at the April 14 meeting.
