Laserfiche WebLink
<br />City Council, which is time-consuming. It would also ensure that the conditions are clearly stated <br />before a site plan is drawn. Those conditions will be shown in Chapter 914, Specific Development <br />Requirements, which we will describe to the Council in a future memo. <br /> <br />Structure of the Code: The lists of Permitted, Conditional and Accessory land uses would be <br />consolidated into three tables, one each for the residential, commercial and industrial districts. <br />Presently, such lists are shown in paragraph form in each separate district, making comparison more <br />difficult. <br /> <br />Tables of Dimensional Regulations: Dimensional regulations such as setbacks or minimum lot <br />area would be shown in tables rather than sentences for easier understanding. <br /> <br />Tables of Contents: There would be an overall table of contents and one at the beginning of each <br />chapter. <br /> <br />New vs. Existing Regulations: Existing regulations would be re-used whenever it seems <br />appropriate but replacements will be proposed as judged necessary. There would not be change just <br />for the sake of change. So, the future code will seem both familiar and new. It is apparent that <br />some regulations were adopted for specific local conditions and that others were given quite a bit of <br />recent thought. <br /> <br />Setback Dimensions: Many of the minimum setbacks in the residential, commercial and industrial <br />districts would be reduced slightly. A few new setbacks will be specified where the present code is <br />silent. <br /> <br />Two-Family Units in the R-1 District: Two-family houses would be Permitted in the R-1 district, <br />with the conditions that the location is a corner lot, the parcel meets the minimum size for a corner <br />lot, and that the building is architecturally compatible with others in the immediate vicinity. <br /> <br />Accessory Dwelling Units: Accessory dwelling units may be either attached or detached. Either <br />type would be a Conditional Use in the R-1 zoning district but Permitted with conditions in the R-2, <br />R-3 and R-B districts. <br /> <br />Fairly large lots would be required to accommodate an ADU: 15,000 square feet in the R-1 district, <br />12,000 in the R-2 and 11,000 in the R-3. <br /> <br />Other requirements address maximum floor area, setbacks, total lot coverage, building height, <br />exterior appearance, short term rental, parking, owner-occupancy of the principal dwelling and <br />prohibition of separate sale. These regulations will be re-visited when we get to Chapter 914, <br />Specific Development Requirements. <br /> <br />Garage Regulations: These changes are proposed to reduce the visual impact of the garage door <br />relative to the house entry. <br /> <br />The front setback for an attached garage is proposed to be 4 feet further from the street than the <br />primary façade of the house for new plats only. Alternatively, the garage door may be flush with <br />the primary façade of the house if there is a covered porch along at least 10 feet of the house façade. <br />Note also that the maximum height of a detached garage is proposed to be 18 feet to the peak and <br />the height of the exterior side wall is proposed to be 9 feet. The current code is silent on the <br />maximum height of a detached garage.