Ballpark rezoning follow-up

At a glance

What: Rezoning of former Ballpark-area parcels to MU-11/MU-5 aligned with the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan, with MU-11 text changes (District 5).
Where it stands: adopted unanimously on October 20 (item C2), moved by Erika Carlsen and seconded by Dan Dugan.
Next: implementation of the Ballpark NEXT plan (adopted in 2025) as the site is redeveloped.

At the work session, Carlsen flagged the amended zoning map language responding to community feedback: about five acres of publicly accessible open space, preferring trees and natural landscaping, and protection for existing mature trees during redevelopment. No questions; vote set for October 20.

Carlsen thanked colleagues for adding open space, explicitly naming green space as a priority with a minimum of 5 acres.
The ordinances also help protect mature trees and mitigate their loss during redevelopment (see Tree preservation legislative action).

About 3 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting	2
2026-10-13 - City Council Work Session	1

2026-10-13 - City Council Work Session - Carlsen briefed the amendments adding about five acres of open space and mature tree protection (about 1 minute); no questions.
2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.
2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting - Council adopted the Ballpark zoning map and text amendment ordinances unanimously (item C2).
2026-07-21 - City Council Formal Meeting - Consent Agenda set the August 18 hearing date (6-0, Wharton absent); tentative action August 25.
2026-07-14 - City Council Work Session - Briefing: Planning Commission recommended approval 5-2 (no votes cited MU-11 height). Straw poll to rezone all parcels proposed for MU-11 to MU-8, all members present in favor (Puy absent).