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Council allows single-family detached homes in central neighborhood zoning district
Summary
City staff corrected the central neighborhood zoning rules to permit single-family detached dwellings, closing an oversight that had prevented new single-family construction in largely residential blocks near downtown; council approved the ordinance after a short public hearing with no speakers.
The council approved Ordinance 02025-43 amending the central neighborhood district to allow single-family detached dwellings as permitted uses and clarifying mixed-use definitions. Planning staff said the central neighborhood district historically comprised mainly single-family homes and the amendment corrects an oversight that previously prevented new single-family construction in those areas.
Staff noted that the district acts as a buffer between downtown commercial uses and purely residential neighborhoods and that the change will allow property owners to rebuild or replace dilapidated homes without requiring rezoning. The public hearing opened and closed with no speakers, and the ordinance passed on the council vote.
Councilmembers who had raised questions said the change responds to tangible examples where property owners could not rebuild a single-family home under the prior wording. Staff will implement the change in the zoning code and notify relevant departments and applicants.
