The eight overlay districts are intended to promote higher densities, discourage auto-oriented development and increase opportunities for housing near transit corridors where light rail stations are proposed.
Apartment and condominium development is allowed in the new commercial zones. Street-level housing is also allowed, either permanently or temporarily while the market will support ground-floor retail. As well, existing businesses and uses in the districts may remain and maintain existing structures and sites.
Prohibited in the overlay districts will be long-term residential parking, drive-in businesses, auto repair shops, towing operations, storage centers and warehouses, general manufacturing and auto dealerships.
Meantime, light rail is still a question mark. The stations may yet turn out to be bus stops instead. The project is $1 billion over budget, three years behind schedule and about a third less ambitious than originally planned.
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