CC_Minutes_2015_0504 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 4, 2015 Page 26 years later, convert them to a different type of use. Therefore, Councilmember Wilimus indicated his hesitancy in having this conversation at all. Mayor Roe concurred, noting that the City would have no recourse based on Fair Housing Laws; with the City unable or not desiring to discriminate in any way. Mr. Bilotta stated that that City may or may not decide uses based on other deci- sions beyond zoning, such as with funding participation, but the basic zoning des- ignation is simply multi-family. Mayor Roe concurred. Councilmember Laliberte noted that it looked like in the single-family category, multi-family was a P use and others NP. Mayor Roe clarified that single-family was just single-family and therefore, not broken down by type. Mr. Bilotta concurred, noting that the only discussion needed for the multi-family category was building type, no matter who occupied it. Councilmember Laliberte questioned if this was a good place to discuss height since it hadn't been done in the Office category. Mayor Roe suggested height be considered for Subareas A, B and C or across the entire area, and based on its adjacency to the park, single-family homes, etc. Councilmember McGehee clarified that she considered assisted living as a differ- ent category than multi-family. Mr. Bilotta confirmed that it was a different category, referencing its including on as a separate category at the very end of the table. Mayor Roe asked that the assisted living category be a different discussion than the multi-family discussion currently underway. Specific to multi-family, Councilmember McGehee stated her preference to in- corporate discussions with other projects coming forward in the recent past, and while not separating buildings by category, making sure that each building pro- vide workforce or non-market rate housing as well as market-rate units so all peo- ple shared similar amenities and were not disenfranchised from one building to another. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of also having multi-family buildings specifically for families to provide play areas. Mayor Roe suggested that may be more of a policy rather than zoning discussion.