Council previews R‑4 Strategic Growth Zone overlay to attract higher‑density development

Jul 1, 2026

City staff showed a concept map for an R‑4 Strategic Growth Zone covering areas between 167th and 183rd Streets; the overlay would not rezone properties automatically but would signal favorable predisposition to rezoning and could allow selective waivers of design standards.

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Community Development Director Micah Scoggan presented a concept map for a proposed R‑4 Strategic Growth Zone overlay intended to identify areas where Goddard would look favorably on higher‑density rezoning requests. The map highlights territories generally between 167th and 183rd Streets south and east of Goddard's current limits where large, undivided tracts may be more amenable to annexation and development.

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