Staff explains recent ordinance allowing 30-foot building height; board seeks ordinance text
Summary
Staff told the Design Review Board that a recently approved ordinance (not yet codified) allows a 30-foot building height measured from a finished-floor datum tied to adjacent street elevation; staff offered to circulate the ordinance text to board members.
Board members asked for clarification after the application packet alternately referenced a 25-foot maximum roof height and a 30-foot figure. Rick Urban asked whether the code still has a 25-foot limit and pointed out the packet lists 30 feet for the subject building.
Mark Alvarez responded that the city recently approved an ordinance permitting a 30-foot building height and that the measurement is taken from a finished-floor datum tied to the adjacent street elevation; he noted the ordinance has not yet been incorporated into municipal code and offered to send the ordinance to board members for review. He also explained the city has moved away from FAR and now relies on building-coverage metrics and changed how second-story area is measured.
Board members asked staff to provide the ordinance text so they could confirm how height is measured for permit review; staff agreed to circulate the ordinance.
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