Staff explains unit‑lot subdivisions, interim ordinance and next steps
Planner Nicole Coleman told the commission that unit‑lot subdivisions let residents own the land beneath attached units, that an interim ordinance became effective March 6, 2024, and that staff expects to extend it six months to allow processing of the first project and targeted code changes.
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Nicole Coleman, planning staff, described unit‑lot subdivisions as an alternative ownership model to condominiums in which residents own their dwelling and the land beneath it, with a remaining area maintained by an HOA or similar entity. “So starting with what is a unit lot, it is a type of multifamily development where the residents own their dwelling unit as well as the land beneath it,” Nicole said, explaining the policy rationale and connection to the city’s 2021 housing action plan.
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