Board backs staff clarification: attached garages follow house setbacks, detached buildings treated separately
Staff proposed that any roofed or enclosed structure attached to a principal building follow the principal building setbacks; truly detached accessory buildings would continue to use reduced interior side and rear setbacks but meet the same roadway setback as the principal structure.
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Staff told the board that current language treats attached garages inconsistently and can produce identical outcomes for nearly identical features depending on labels. "Anything roofed or enclosed and attached to the principal building would follow the principal building setbacks," the staff member said, arguing that setback rules should be determined by attachment, not naming.
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