The purpose of this process is to consider reforms to the City’s zoning regulations or comprehensive plan policies in a timely manner that:
- Open up a greater supply of housing choices for naturally occurring affordable housing including infill/missing middle typologies.
- Attract a larger pool of property owners and developers to provide marketable housing solutions across a full spectrum of incomes, demographics, and lifecycles.
- Grow lasting value within our existing neighborhoods and city footprint equitably and compatibly (‘hidden density”).
What is Missing Middle or ADUs?
- Missing middle housing is defined as any properties with two (2) to twenty (20) dwelling units.
- Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a smaller, independent residential dwelling unit located on the same lot as a stand-alone (i.e., detached) single-family home.
GRAPHIC ADAPTED FROM The ABCs of ADUs
Policy Reforms
- Accessory Dwelling Units in “R” Single Family Zoning Districts
- Parking Requirements in Residential Districts
- Dimensional Standards in Residential Districts
Process
It is recognized that ADUs, have the potential to impact a large majority of the community. Therefore, the process to draft code amendments and bring back specific recommendations to the Planning Commission should meaningfully engage stakeholders and the broader public to the greatest extent possible.
March ’24 Public Meeting Presentation
The process has involved the following steps:
- ADU Survey – A survey was broadly available to the public for comment. The survey received 2,229 number of responses.
- Working Group – The working group met two times to review and comment on the draft code amendments prior to public or Planning Commission review.
- Focus Groups – The focus group will share concepts, test ideas, and gain insight from neighborhoods realtors, homebuilders, GTP Housing Task force, etc.
- Public Hearings – Planning Commission should conduct at least two public hearings at their normal meeting times to hear from the pubic One should be to invite early feedback prior to receiving any official recommendations. The second public hearing should be after receiving official recommendations of staff or the working group.