Description
Citywide zoning text changes required by 2026 state laws — manufactured homes allowed where site-built homes are, battery storage accessory to solar, parking reductions near transit, and solar siting procedure updates.
Impact summary
Will allow manufactured homes in all residential districts, shrink minimum lot sizes in RU-12, and cut parking requirements near transit stations once adopted by council.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council Meeting Agendas (Regular) - Aug 19, 2026
Citywide zoning text changes required by 2026 state laws — manufactured homes allowed where site-built homes are, battery storage accessory to solar, parking reductions near transit, and solar siting procedure updates.
Planning Commission Meeting Agendas - Jul 21, 2026
City-initiated amendment updating ten UDO sections to comply with new state laws on small-lot zoning, manufactured housing, transit-adjacent parking, solar canopies, and battery storage, plus housekeeping fixes.
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