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Commission sends contested PUD overlay amendment back to Planning Advisory Board for revision
Summary
After extended debate and public comment, the commission unanimously voted to return a proposed planned‑unit development (PUD) overlay amendment to the Planning Advisory Board for further refinement amid concerns it would allow negotiated changes that undermine neighborhood character, including 0‑lot‑line development and altered principal uses.
City planning staff presented a proposed amendment to the Land Development Code that would eliminate the minimum acreage requirement for PUD overlays and expand the list of negotiable criteria, allowing applicants to request deviations from existing code (for example, permitted principal uses, accessory uses, setbacks and impervious surface ratios) as negotiated terms.
Commissioner Russell Ross urged caution, arguing the changes would lower protections for single‑family neighborhoods and enable developers to request 0‑lot‑line construction and different principal uses without traditional variance processes: "You're now changing the principal use without any variance," Ross said. Multiple residents expressed distrust in the timing and process. After discussion the commission voted 5–0 to return the draft to the Planning Advisory Board for further vetting and possible revisions.
