Council advances broad direction on LDR changes: stepbacks, active ground-floor uses and basements to be refined

Aug 17, 2026

After extended deliberation on third-story visibility, active ground-floor spaces and habitable basements, council gave staff direction to return with precise stepback and activation proposals and to wait on broad basement rules until the Mogul project and third-party hydro work inform policy.

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The council’s Aug. 17 session devoted significant time to proposed land development regulation (LDR) changes, including third-story setbacks, ground-floor activation and rules on habitable basements.

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