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File #: 26-0204    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Referred for Recommendation
File created: 2/5/2026 In control: Land Use Committee
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide for larger buildings, additional dimensional flexibility, and fewer use restrictions for affordable housing projects.
Indexes: SPCD-Planning & Zoning
Code sections: Ordinance Zoning -
Attachments: 1. Affordable Housing Overlay Amendment 2026

Agenda Summary

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Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide for larger buildings, additional dimensional flexibility, and fewer use restrictions for affordable housing projects.

 

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully submits for this Council’s consideration and ordainment an amendment to Section 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide for larger buildings, dimensional flexibility, and less use restrictions for affordable housing projects.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

 

Respectfully,

Jake Wilson, Mayor