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ULDC Text Amendment — Gateway Overlay

Description

A proposed text amendment to the Unified Land Development Code concerning the Gateway Overlay district was set for public hearing.

Impact summary

Changes to Gateway Overlay rules would shape development standards along the city's gateway corridors.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · Planning Commission

Recommended denial3–2

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 9, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 9, 2026

Planning Board - Nov 9, 2026

A proposed text amendment to the Unified Land Development Code concerning the Gateway Overlay district was set for public hearing.

Related issues (1)

Gateway Overlay prohibited uses and special exceptions

Should the overlay restricting certain businesses shrink from 400 to 200 feet along major roads? Commissioner Hughes argued the 400-foot rule strangles business a block off the corridors; the board ultimately recommended keeping Harrison Avenue at 400 feet, 3-2.

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