Included on the list of measures city officials will consider next week are a change to the city's Land Development Code that would allow cottage-style housing developments, the Wilmington Convention Center's management contract, a street connection and a rail line relocation.

The LDC change has been under consideration since at least January. The Wilmington City Council will look at the measure again during a meeting at 6:30 Tuesday night at City Hall.

"If approved, cottage court-style developments would be permitted in some residential zoning districts under certain conditions," according to a city email sent Friday morning.

Cottage housing is generally defined as a group of small, detached, single-family homes clustered around a common open space, and some say the option would give developers of property in Wilmington, especially infill projects, more options.

The council will also consider a resolution to extend the contract for management of the Wilmington Convention Center to SMG for an additional three years, with an option to extend for an additional two years, the city email said. "The contract includes a $100,000 investment by SMG over three years to be used for convention center marketing and/or capital repairs," according to the email.

Another resolution requests that the N.C. Department of Transportation and/or the General Assembly "accelerate funding for the extension of Scientific Park Drive. This road currently connects only to 23rd Street. The proposed extension would connect 23rd Street to 26th Street, in a move that could enhance economic development in the area and allow access to the Kornegay/North 30th Street neighborhood. This connectivity would subsequently allow for the Kornegay Drive connection to the MLK Parkway to close, increasing safety and functionality on the MLK Parkway."

Under the proposal, the city and NCDOT would each pay $1.7 million to build the extension.

Also on the agenda is a resolution supporting the future allocation of $100,000 to study the feasibility of relocating the CSX rail line out of the city.

"This concept has a number of potential benefits, including improved traffic safety, improved rail access to the ports and less noise and disruption to city residents, as well as the potential to convert the existing railroad to a trolley line. The current proposal is for the city, the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and NC DOT to each contribute $100,000 for the study," according to the email.