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Continue the Public Hearing on Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment for Townhomes in the Blue Hill District to November 4, 2020.
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Staff:
Department:
Judy Johnson, Interim Director
Planning
Corey Liles, Principal Planner
Overview: Town Council approved an update to Building Massing Standards in the Blue Hill District on February 19, 20201. In the same discussion, Council asked staff to further refine standards supporting townhome projects. While Council initially planned to continue the public hearing on April 22, 2020, the item was deferred due to the COVID-19 crisis. Adopting this resolution reschedules the continued hearing on townhome standards.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt the resolution continuing the public hearing on the proposed text amendment for townhome standards in the Blue Hill District to November 4, 2020.
Additional Information:
* Recent changes to the Blue Hill District Form-Based Code (Section 3.11 of the Land Use Management Ordinance) regarding mixture of uses and building massing were the result of a Council Petition submitted in March 2018.
* During a study of building massing in response to the Council Petition, the consultant advised that townhome projects in the Blue Hill District are likely to be unfeasible because of a requirement that projects include commercial space. The proposed text amendment is intended to address this issue.
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Attachments:
* Resolution
A RESOLUTION CONTINUING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LAND USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3.11 REGARDING TOWNHOME STANDARDS IN THE BLUE HILL DISTRICT (2020-09-30/R-5)
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2018, Council Members petitioned the Mayor and Town Manager to consider solutions for the Blue Hill District that would address community interests including increasing non-residential development, accomplishing the existing goal of 300 new affordable housing units, and addressing building ...
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