Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
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SUBSTITUTE: 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.
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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.
The SUBSTITUTE modifies MGO Secs. 28.050(2), 28.051(2) and 28.053(4) and proposes that in the TR-U1, TR-U2 and TR-P districts the reduced setbacks for alley single family attached lots not be limited to one-story attached garages. The substitute also includes a reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit for single family attached in the TR-P district and a correction to a code reference.
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Please see Legistar File No. 89916 Body in Attachments.