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Trustees set building-height limit at 48 feet, leave density question for public hearing
Summary
After lengthy debate over lot-size minimums, density and parking, trustees voted to set maximum heights at 48 feet in both B1 and B2 districts; the board deferred final decisions on square-foot minimums/density (options discussed: 2,500; 1,250; 850; or no minimum with unit-size standards) to the Oct. 7 hearing and asked staff to study infrastructure impacts.
Trustees spent several hours debating density rules for B1, options ranged from keeping a 2,500-square-foot minimum to lowering to 1,250 or 850, or removing the lot-size minimum entirely and instead setting minimum dwelling-unit sizes (for example, studio 600 sq ft, one-bedroom 750 sq ft). Planning staff cautioned that realistic buildable density would be much lower once parking, setbacks, stormwater and water/sewer capacity are accounted for.
On the narrower policy question of building height, trustees adopted motions to set a 48-foot maximum in the B1 district and to align B2 with the same 48-foot maximum; roll-call votes were recorded for both actions. The board requested additional engineering analysis on sewer and water capacity, stormwater management, and parking impacts before adopting a final square-foot/density number.
