Agenda Date: 10/22/2024
Subject:
Title
Neighborhood Housing Opportunities - Missing Middle Housing Unified Land Use Code Amendment
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Zareen Tasneem, Senior Planner
Presentations:
Jerad Chipman, Planning Manager
Zareen Tasneem, Senior Planner
PURPOSE:
Joint City Council and Planning Commission study session to review and discuss proposed changes to Title 10 of the City Code, known as the Unified Land Use Code (ULUC), related to the topic of "missing middle housing." Staff prepared the draft code amendment based on results of a community survey, a technical stakeholder group meeting, and background research.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Robust & Resilient Economy; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
When the Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) was adopted on October 18, 2021, it included several land use categories that fall under the missing middle housing types. Generally, this term covers the transect of housing types that fall in between single-family detached houses and mid-rise apartment buildings. Examples include duplexes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), cottage court communities, and multiplexes. These land use categories often have restrictive standards associated with them in the ULUC that make them difficult to build. As a result, the city has only received a handful of building permits and site plans proposing to construct these types of uses.
Staff established several goals with the neighborhood housing opportunities project that the proposed changes then categorically fall under:
* Clarify zoning code regulations
* Incorporate requirements of recently passed state legislation regarding ADUs
* Reduce existing zoning code barriers
* Expand land use types as permitted in more zone districts
Staff is seeking feedback from City Council and Planning Commission on the draft code amendments prior to the public hearing of the c ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
Envision Littleton, the city's compre...
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