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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 11, 2017 Page 10 As a general policy, Mr. Cyr stated that the Association was opposed to re- strictions on open house signs; advising that real estate signs deferred to the Fair Housing Act and were central to their business platform in directing prospective homeowners to open houses allowing homes to be sold in a timely manner. Mr. Cyr offered his assistance in working with the city on a resolution. Councilmember Willmus clarified that, technically open house signs were not al- lowed, and his intent was to try to address that thus his proposal. d. Adopt an Ordinance Amending Table 1005-1 to Include Multi-Family Uses as an Option in the Regional Business District(PROJ17-Amdt32) City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed recommendations of staff and the Plan- ning Commission to the City Council's request for a review to modification to Table 1005-1 to include multi-family residential uses in Commercial and Mixed- Use Districts, specifically in the Regional Business (RB) District. With provision of proposed changes to the table, Mr. Paschke advised that staff was seeking fur- ther guidance related to setback standards. Before drafting an ordinance for po- tential enactment, Mr. Paschke asked if these design standards would be ad- dressed at the City Council level or referred back to the Planning Commission for zoning code amendment (e.g. density), specifically for Neighborhood Business (NB) and Regional Business (RB) districts. Since he had initiated this, Mayor Roe referenced the High Density Residential (HDR) table (Table 1004.06) for density, height limitations and suggested they would be a good starting point, while some may not apply to RB with more pervi- ous coverage. Mayor Roe opined that the setbacks were especially applicable ad- jacent to Low Density(LDR) and Medium Density(MDR) residential properties. Mr. Paschke referenced the most recent amendments made to the modified tables and permitted and conditional use (CU) applications, noting that in mixed use de- velopments that height allowance could also be applied. Mayor Roe concurred, and suggested HDR-1 as a good basis for CB and NB, with HDR-2 applicable to RB allowing for more height as a possible considera- tion after more thought. Councilmember McGehee agreed that would be a good starting point, stating that she'd like to see it more concretely than in this brief discussion. Specific to NB, Councilmember McGehee opined that there was a need to think more about nodes in small areas with services for small neighborhoods within walking distance, and consideration of housing above that in the 3-8 unit category and two-story appli- cation. While still under a CU, Councilmember McGehee stated they should not be ruled out especially for housing around the Rosedale Center and its satellites and commercial areas with good transit. Under those circumstances, Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that it would be reasonable to discuss 10% to 20% affordable housing requirements.