5.E.
Planning & Zoning Commission
- Meeting Date:
- 08/27/2025
- From:
- Tiffany Antol, Zoning Code Manager
Information
TITLE:
PZ-25-00028: High Occupancy Housing Update
The City is requesting a modification to the Zoning Code provisions in Chapter 10-40: Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.30: Non-Transect Zones, Section 10-40.30.030: Residential Zones, Table 10-40.30.030.C: Residential Zones – Building Form and Property Development Standards, and Section 10-40.30.040: Commercial Zones, Table 10-40.30.040.C. Commercial Zones –Building Form and Property Development Standards, to remove specific density requirements for properties within the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO). This amendment also includes modifications to Chapter 10-40: Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.60: Specific to Uses, Section 10-40.60.170: High Occupancy Housing (HOH) Developments and Mixed-Use High Occupancy Housing Developments to remove requirements tied to land use categories within the Regional Plan and to streamline general requirements for HOH projects. Lastly, the amendment includes modifications to existing definitions for HOH land uses as found in Chapter 10-80: Definitions, Division 10-80.20: Definition of Specialized Terms, Phrases, and Building Functions, Section 10-80.20.080: Definitions “H”.
The City is requesting a modification to the Zoning Code provisions in Chapter 10-40: Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.30: Non-Transect Zones, Section 10-40.30.030: Residential Zones, Table 10-40.30.030.C: Residential Zones – Building Form and Property Development Standards, and Section 10-40.30.040: Commercial Zones, Table 10-40.30.040.C. Commercial Zones –Building Form and Property Development Standards, to remove specific density requirements for properties within the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO). This amendment also includes modifications to Chapter 10-40: Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.60: Specific to Uses, Section 10-40.60.170: High Occupancy Housing (HOH) Developments and Mixed-Use High Occupancy Housing Developments to remove requirements tied to land use categories within the Regional Plan and to streamline general requirements for HOH projects. Lastly, the amendment includes modifications to existing definitions for HOH land uses as found in Chapter 10-80: Definitions, Division 10-80.20: Definition of Specialized Terms, Phrases, and Building Functions, Section 10-80.20.080: Definitions “H”.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings in this report, make a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the City Code Text Amendment.