Missing Middle Housing & Zoning Updates

Expressed support for missing middle housing but opposed new bulk control standards that could delay projects.

Urged the council to ensure missing middle housing projects remain financially feasible by avoiding complex design constraints.

Opposed bulk controls and excessive regulations on missing middle housing to help alleviate the housing shortage.

Argued that architectural design matters more than mandated pitched roofs, urging flexible rules.

Requested simple, clear zoning rules for everyday residents seeking to build on their property.

Representing House Sacramento, urged the council to reject bulk control standards in the missing middle ordinance.

Asked the council to remove width, depth, and eave height restrictions from the missing middle ordinance.

Expressed concern that proposed width/depth limits and discretionary reviews would make missing middle projects infeasible.

Spoke against bulk controls, calling for simpler rules to improve housing livability.

Supported removing bulk controls and avoiding new width/depth limits in FAR 1.0 zones.

Advocated for allowing traditional sixplexes and triplexes by right without restrictive eave caps or width/depth limits.

Called for eliminating bulk control rules and aesthetic mandates to help build needed housing options.

Argued against staff interpretations of Opticos design recommendations and called for expanded density in District 3.

Shared personal challenges as a small builder trying to construct affordable multi-unit housing under current restrictions.

Argued that proposed amendments represent a downzoning and prioritize aesthetics over young families' ability to afford housing.

Representing AIA Central Valley, suggested objective alternatives to director-level discretionary reviews.

Supported bulk controls to ensure neighborhood compatibility while balancing density and park infrastructure.

Planning Commission Vice Chair noted that the interim ordinance has failed to produce units due to bulk controls.