Tiered Creek Setbacks and Development Rights
Summary
Staff want the board's help designing a tiered system of creek setbacks — replacing the flat 75-foot rule — plus averaging of setback distances and possible transfer or purchase of development rights. Board members pushed for clear-eyed treatment of downtown parcels and fairness to landowners north of downtown.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Development rights purchases and easement programs could carry significant cost, but funding mechanisms are still being explored.
The creek's ecology and water quality — and property owners who'd gain flexibility under a tiered system instead of a one-size-fits-all 75 feet.
Potentially owners of developable creek-frontage parcels if setbacks or public access requirements tighten in less urban reaches.
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