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Community Development Board continues multiple zoning hearings including BESS and Form-Based Code expansion

Community Development Board · June 16, 2026

Summary

The board continued public hearings on a corner-lot variation, expansion of a dimensional waiver for downtown property, a zoning-map petition for 1 Federico Drive, proposed Battery Energy Storage Systems rule changes, and a proposal to create a Downtown Core District; a data-center discussion was also continued.

Several zoning-map amendments and special-permit hearings were listed for the June 16 agenda but were continued to a future meeting.

Items continued include a corner-lot variation for 345 Hancock Road, an expansion of a dimensional waiver for 47–57 North Street (Downtown Creative District), a petition from Federico Realty Corporation to change zoning for property at 1 Federico Drive from Limited Industrial to Light Industrial, proposed amendments to the city's Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) rules to align with new state regulations, and a proposal to create a Downtown Core District to expand form-based code into the Westside. A separate discussion of data centers was also continued. The minutes record that these items were not heard to conclusion and will be placed on a future agenda.

Provenance: Topic spans SEG 004–SEG 005.

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