General Plan AmendmentTabled

Request Z-2604 — Text amendment on Multiple Family Residential Uses in C-1 district

Fredericksburg

Description

A proposed zoning text amendment on whether multifamily residential uses are allowed in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial district; tabled by the P&Z Commission and re-noticed for April meetings.

Impact summary

The outcome affects whether multifamily housing can be built in neighborhood commercial zones — a housing supply question.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · City Council

Tabled

Last discussed Mar 17, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Mar 17, 2026Tabled

City Council - Mar 17, 2026

A text amendment about whether apartments and other multifamily housing belong in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial district — also tabled at P&Z and re-noticed for April.

Related issues (1)

Multifamily housing in C-1 Neighborhood Commercial district

The city wants apartment projects in neighborhood commercial zones to go through the same site-plan review as townhomes, closing a loophole for small 'camouflage' multifamily projects. A planning consultant pushed back, asking why the city is making housing harder right before a full code rewrite.

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