Title 21 amendments results review
At a glance
- What: A planning department memo and short presentation to the the Planning and Zoning Commission on how recent changes to Title 21 (the zoning code) have worked out. Information item; no vote.
- Key numbers: 20 Title 21 ordinances so far in 2026 and 23 in 2025. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permits: about 20 in 2022, 41 in 2025 and 24 so far in 2026, against a plan target of roughly 40 a year (1,000 by 2040). 17 rezones in 2026, more than in any of the last 15 or 16 years, mostly abbreviated rezones.
- Mailed notice: response to mailed hearing notices is typically under 1 percent; staff is looking at other outreach (the planning newsletter has about 420 subscribers, with roughly half opening it) and notes municipality-led rezones such as Boulevard Parks (about 9,000 acres) used open houses and community council notice instead of mail.
Discussion
- Daniel Foster (long-range planning) presented. Commissioners Brandy Eber and Scott Pulis said people often say they never heard about projects; Jeff Ron praised the summary.
- The planning director invited the Commission to send specific questions about the effects of past changes for staff to research.
- The discussion then turned to the missing middle housing ordinance; see AO 2026-85 missing middle housing opportunity overlay.
Sources
- Video: 2026-10-19 - Planning and Zoning Commission (about 2:31:36 to 2:40:10)
Discussion time
About 9 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Planning and Zoning Commission | 9 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - 2026-10-19 - Planning and Zoning Commission: staff report on Title 21 amendment counts, ADU permits, rezones and mailed notice; no action.