Item 7: Action: Ordinance on Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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th The graph below shows the evolution of the recommendations concerning height along 18 Avenue. The Land Use Code Update introduced the 120 foot building height in the R-4 zone. (Prior to 2001, there was no height limit in this zone.) When the Minor Code Amendments process (MiCAP) standards related to building height transitions were adopted, the portion of the R-4 zone abutting the th south side of 18 Avenue was not included; allowable height therefore remained 120 feet. A sub- committee of the ICS Task Team recommended 50 feet in this area, and for the R-4 zone in the West University Neighborhood along Alder Street. The main factors affecting this recommendation were the research on other cities’ maximum height limits in high density residential areas (average 62.5 feet) and the survey of existing buildings in the neighborhoods that accommodated near maximum densities in buildings under 50 feet (these supporting documents were submitted into the record by Al Couper, Lauren Hulse, Steve Baker, Carolyn Jacobs, Tim Shinabarger, and others). The ICS Task Team voted 14-1 to support the Multi-Dwelling Committee recommendation in March 2009. The Planning Commission heard a presentation about this recommendation in April, and directed staff to form an implementation team to solicit participation from a broader pool of interested parties, turn the proposal into code language, and report back to them in September. The Building Height Implementation Team (B-HIT) included a Homebuilders Association