Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on removing minimum lot size in District 4

Last activity June 5, 2026 (4 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 1, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The Council issued an order for a hearing to examine eliminating minimum lot size requirements in District 4. The motion notes many vacant city-owned lots citywide, including more than 100 in District 4 and calls for inviting the Planning Department and the Mayor’s Office of Housing to discuss zoning changes to allow housing on smaller lots. The action was referred to the Planning, Development and Transportation Committee on June 3, 2026.

Affects District 4 residents

Filed by Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Erin Murphy, and Brian Worrell

Now with the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation

About Housing & Development

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Official title

Order for a hearing to examine eliminating minimum lot size requirements in District 4.

Timeline

  1. June 3, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation.