Commission advances RFMUD code edits, asks staff to restore Bellemeade TDR eligibility and clarify affordable‑housing impacts
Staff presented implementing LDC changes for the Rural Fringe Mixed‑Use District. The commission directed staff to seek a companion GMP amendment to remove the Bellemeade two‑year TDR eligibility window, to change 'sewer' to 'utility' in setback language, and to work with stakeholders on clarifying restoration credit eligibility and affordable‑housing locational rules.
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Planning staff presented implementing language for the Rural Fringe Mixed‑Use District (RFMUD) intended to align the Land Development Code with a 2023 growth‑management plan update. Public commenters — including Audubon (S28), proponents of restoring the Bellemeade hydrologic TDR window (S18), and Habitat for Humanity (S24) — urged preserving restoration incentives and avoiding imposition of locational or design requirements that would make affordable housing less feasible.
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