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File #: 89916    Version: 1 Name: Lot Area & Width Alley Attached Garages
Type: Ordinance Status: Council New Business
File created: 9/9/2025 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 9/16/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Amending several sections of Chapter 28 to reduce minimum lot width and lot area within certain zoning districts and to reduce the rear setback for alley loaded one-story attached garages.
Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, John W. Duncan, Tag Evers, Derek Field, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Carmella Glenn, MGR Govindarajan, John P. Guequierre, Badri Lankella, Sabrina V. Madison, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Julia Matthews, Davy Mayer, Sean O'Brien, Michael E. Verveer, Regina M. Vidaver
Attachments: 1. 89916 Body

Fiscal Note

No City appropriation required.

Title

Amending several sections of Chapter 28 to reduce minimum lot width and lot area within certain zoning districts and to reduce the rear setback for alley loaded one-story attached garages.

Body

DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS:    This proposed MGO change would amend several sections of Chapter 28 residential zoning districts to make more lot divisions possible by slightly reducing detailed lot size and lot width requirements for many zoning districts.  Lot size requirements are one of the biggest factors in determining how many homes can be built in an area.

It also allows for a three-foot rear setback for one-story alley-loaded attached garages in more zoning districts, as well as for attached single-family homes (often referred to as town homes) on narrow lots. Allowing a three-foot rear setback for alley-loaded attached garages for attached single-family homes allows for more flexibility in home design in more districts and adds consistency between the required rear setback for attached garages and detached garages on lots that are served by alleys.

 

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Please see Legistar File No. 89916 Body in Attachments.