Commissioners ask staff to review UDO parking rules after recent site-plan review

Several planning commissioners asked staff on Oct. 17 to revisit the city’s Unified Development Ordinance parking provisions after members said a recent Pearl Homes site plan met the UDO but left residents dependent on public‑street parking.

Commissioner David Brown said the earlier site plan review showed the project met the UDO’s parking requirements but nonetheless placed parking pressure on the public street. “I would like to make a motion that the planning staff be enticed or directed to come up with a better plan,” Brown said, asking staff to propose changes or clarifications to avoid similar outcomes.

Other commissioners agreed that the UDO — approved recently and intended to be refined in its early years — may need targeted revisions. One commissioner recalled staff comment that the first year or two after UDO adoption could yield items needing adjustment; the chair, Derek Hunt, clarified that because the matter was not on the meeting agenda the commission could not take a formal vote at that time but recorded the request and asked staff to consider placing the topic on a future agenda for formal action.

Planning staff (Julie and Rick were mentioned) acknowledged commissioners’ concerns and agreed to revisit the issue. No formal motion or binding directive was recorded; commissioners asked staff to prepare options or a future agenda item so the commission can consider specific changes to parking requirements in the UDO.