Short Development reduces units, adds affordability commitment; council approves plan
Aug 17, 2026
Short Development cut its multifamily proposal from 40 to 36 units, increased the number of affordable units from four to six (at 80% AMI for at least 15 years) and capped retaining walls at 5 feet; council voted not to send changes back to the zoning committee and approved the petition.
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Staff told council that petitioner Short Development had made three substantive changes since the zoning committee: reducing the overall unit count from 40 to 36, increasing the number of units committed as affordable (six units at 80% or less of area median income for no less than 15 years), and limiting retaining walls on the site to a maximum combined vertical height of five feet if terraced.
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