URGENT: Planning Commission public hearing Aug. 12, 5:30 PM, City & County Bldg. 451 S. State St. Please attend.
What's in the city's plan?
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New zoning that would expand housing choices for different income levels, different “types” like duplexes and fourplexes, townhomes and other “missing middle.”
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Encourage housing density. Small dwelling/small lot development
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Improve walking, biking and transit
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Protect the foothills and natural environment
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Strengthen neighborhood commercial areas
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Improve parks and public spaces
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Update zoning where warranted
Current Concerns
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More teardowns of older homes
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Higher density projects near commercial areas
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Loss of historic homes and historic character, tree-lined streets, and distinctive architecture.
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Because of narrow, steep streets, increased traffic, congestion and competition for parking spaces.
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Uncertainty about the future development of the LDS Hospital site which could result in more density, taller buildings out-of-scale with the neighborhood, etc.