The latest step in an overhaul of the city’s affordable housing policies is a proposed rewrite of the planned unit development code. The planned unit developments process, commonly called a PUD, allows relaxations from city development codes to be granted to developers in return for a public benefit.

The city is proposing to retool the PUD process to focus specifically on affordable housing creation, allowing relaxations for developers who are providing affordable housing. At a citizen advisory board meeting this week, senior planner Tom Rogers said the proposed changes were not a silver bullet.