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Date: April 10, 2013
To: Planning Commission
From: Cary Teague, Community Development Director
Re: Zoning Ordinance Amendment Consideration — Residential Redevelopment (Issues
Identified)
As a following up to the last Planning Commission meeting, and the March 5th, 2013 Work
Session with the City Council; the Planning Commission is asked to begin consideration of
potential Zoning Ordinance Amendments regarding residential redevelopment.
Below is the list of issues that have been identified as part of the Planning Commission
Working Group's work over the past several months.
The Planning Commission is asked to have a discussion on each of the issues below and
provide direction to staff to formulate an Ordinance for consideration.
Issues:
I. Side Yard Setback on Lots less than 75 feet in width. Consider requiring sidewall mass
breakup.
Increase setbacks slightly for lots, have a staggered condition.
Option#I: Start with a 5'/7' for 50' lots and increase proportionally every 5' in lot
width up to 10712' for 75' lots. Always have a minimum on one side, i.e. 5'
at 50' and 10' at 75' lots but allow them to modify such as 6' and 6' on a
50' lot.
Option#2: In exchange for eliminating sidewall building height regulations noted
above, suggest 14' total side yard setbacks (min. of 5'). Allows a 36' wide
house on a 50' lot.
2. Side & Rear Yard Setback for accessory buildings. Better define accessory use, including
need a building permit for items above xx s.f. and xx' in height.
3. Front Yard Setback. Consider revised language for existing nonconforming conditions.
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4. Building Height. Eliminate sidewall set back and mid-point requirements for building
height, add 30' total height limit for lots under 75'. (leave height as is for lots greater
than 75')
5. Front loaded Garages. Consider requiring that front facing garages cannot be the
primary feature on lots, i.e. require part of house (porch?) to extend beyond house in
front.
6. Building Coverage on Lots less than 9,000 square feet in size. Clarify items in lot coverage
definitions, including accessory items. Consider consistent lot coverage requirements for all
sized lots.
7. Tree protection/ordinance. Consider adding a tree ordinance to restrict discrepancy
tree removal and require some type of caliper replacement for trees removed. Tie to
city definition of demo permit for when it kicks in (i.e. need demo permit if more than
50% of structure is removed, then this would be applicable).
8. Stormwater Management. Require additional information on site drainage plans such as
showing all landscaping and retaining walls less than 4 feet tall.
9. Require permit for retaining walls over 4 feet tall with engineered drawings. Consider a
setback requirement for retaining walls over 4 feet.
10. Require access to backyard from front yard on same property.
1 I. Window wells (egress windows.) Eliminate exit window wells from side yard setback
exception.
12. Single/Two car garage requirement. Consider eliminating the requirement for two car
garages.
13. Keep only the R-I zoning district and make lot size changes within the existing
structure.
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