Downtown zoning reform and Perkins Street corridor rezone
Summary
The council began unwinding the 2012 downtown form-based code for the Perkins Street corridor after staff found it produced just one new building in 14 years. Parcels return to community commercial zoning, which now allows drive-throughs and housing by right, and a new recreation district covers Great Redwood Trail parcels. Final adoption of the ordinance comes later.
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Last discussed Jul 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost, but the rezone aims to unlock private development along Perkins Street.
Property owners and developers who gain flexibility, and the downtown economy if new projects follow.
Critics say the change drops Gibson Creek daylighting language and drive-through limits that protected the community's earlier vision.
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