Residential Building Capacity

Introduction: The Department of Planning and Community Development is leading a project to advance one of Council’s 2023 priorities: deliver targeted, timed, and impactful zoning code changes to unlock and inspire affordable, dense, quality infill development. 

Infill development includes types of housing such as attached townhomes, duplexes, quadplexes, accessory dwelling units and cottages, that throughout our country, historically provided opportunities for social mobility.

Infill housing unit availability traditionally launched Americans into home ownership for the first time. The City wants to eliminate barriers and incentivize unit development as much as possible while exploring what is on the horizon to ensure an element of permanent affordability for our workforce.

The project process that follows will bring out more ideas and perspectives, and an increasingly nuanced take on the community's vision and growth-related policies. After the interviews, there will be additional opportunities to engage in the process.

Date	Public Engagement Event
December 1-11^th	Submissions for the Library’s Gingerbread House Contest will be accepted. Housing for All category is new this year, and includes middle housing types.
December 15, 2022 6pm	Special Planning Commission Meeting: Open Mic Night, City Hall Council Chambers
January 12, 2023	Planning Commission Regular Meeting: Presentation of outreach results and list of amendment options
January 26, 2023	Planning Commission Regular Meeting: Continued discussion of amendment activity prioritization
February 13, 2023	Joint Planning Commission/City Council Community Forum of draft amendments
February 23, 2023	Planning Commission Regular Meeting: Discussion of draft amendments
March 9, 2023	Planning Commission Regular Meeting: Public Hearing of draft code amendments
March 20, 2023	City Council Regular Meeting: Public Hearing of draft code amendments and first reading
March 27, 2023	City Council Special Meeting: Second reading of draft code amendments
March 27, 2023	Adopted Ordinance No. 3306 relating to increasing residential building capacity
City staff is working on eduction and outreach information for property owners, realtors, builders, and prospective buyers to assist in understanding the new code amendments. Check back here for updates.