Draft residential UDO

Asked whether there are neighborhood streets without sidewalks; staff confirmed many exist but new streets will require them.

Longtime participant in the process said her questions about impacts on million-dollar homes, property values, and the master plan were never answered, and she has 'major heartburn' about the quantity of townhouses and infrastructure effects similar to the Austin Landing controversy.

Said constituents are calling confused and nervous about the 125-page document and urged the city to communicate the proposal broadly before a packed-house hearing, and worried it feels like usurping the new master plan.

Concerned that land north of Sugarloaf Lake along Portage Creek — a fragile wildlife corridor identified in the parks master plan — is proposed as Residential Estate and could be developed, and asked whether other cities have track records with these code recommendations.

An East Shore Drive resident asked for a comparable study of the impact on high-value homes near proposed denser zoning, questioning the 35% mixed-housing allocation in RN conservation developments and citing traffic and infrastructure concerns.

Asked whether Portage requires rental property owners to live nearby or hire a property manager; staff said no such requirement exists but would raise it with the council.