04-08-2021 Planning Commission Packet

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Current and Proposed Lot Area per Unit (and units per acre) QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Minimum lot size in the R-1 district Should the minimum lot size for a detached house in the R-1 district be rolled back to what it was previously? It is presently at 11,000 square feet but until 2008 it was 10,000 square feet. 2. Minimum lot width for detached houses in the R-1 and R-2 districts: Should the minimum lot width for a new detached house in the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts be reduced? In the R-1 district, it was 75 feet until 2008 when it was increased to 85 feet. Likewise, the minimum lot width in the R-2 district is 75 feet. We raise this question because a recent preliminary plat for the Sculley property showed most of the lot widths in the 65 to 70 foot range even through the lot sizes were well above the minimum. 3. Two-family dwellings in the R-1 zoning district The new code would allow two-family dwellings as Conditional Uses on corner lots in the R-1 district. The minimum lot size for an R-1 corner lot is 11,000 square feet. The building would have to be judged to be architecturally compatible with others in the immediate vicinity. 4. Increased density for two-family dwellings in the R-2 district Current Proposed Current Proposed Current R-3-1 R-3-2 Detached house 11,000 11,000 10,000 7,000 Units per Acre (approximate)4 4 4.4 4.4 Two-Family building 6,250 7,500 4,500 Units per Acre (approximate)7 5.8 9.5 Attached dwellings other than a central corridor apartment building (2- to 8-unit building; townhouses) 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,500 Units per Acre (approximate)11.0 11.0 11.0 12.5 Apartment building Efficiency unit 1,500 1,500 29 1,500 29 One-bedroom unit 1,500 1,500 29 1,500 29 Two-bedroom unit 2,000 2,000 22 1,500 29 Three bedrooom unit 2,500 2,500 17 1,500 29 Seniors' apartment building 1,200 Units per Acre (approximate)36 R-1 R-2 R-3