Cottage homes in the Pearl District floodplain
Summary
A proposed eight-cottage, for-sale housing development at 719 S. Trenton Ave. got a break from a rule requiring floodplain to be set aside as open space. Commissioners weighed the city's long-unfunded $68 million detention plan against the need for owner-occupied housing.
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Last discussed Jan 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
If the city's detention plan proceeds, taxpayer funds would be needed to acquire any newly built homes at market value.
The applicant and future homebuyers get for-sale cottage homes instead of another apartment complex.
Commissioner Craddock argued the change weakens flood-management protections neighbors rely on.
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