Commission backs allowing zero‑lot‑line (patio) homes beyond cluster development, with setbacks and code safeguards
The commission generally supported permitting zero‑lot‑line (patio) homes beyond cluster projects in several residential districts (notably missing‑middle and mixed‑use districts) while emphasizing 10‑foot separation for building‑code and maintenance reasons and noting maintenance‑easement implications.
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Consultants described zero‑lot‑line (patio) homes as an affordable detached single‑family product that can be configured to increase usable yards by shifting a house to one side of a lot. Kracraft presented graphics showing a typical 10‑foot separation and noted that building codes drive much of the separation requirement.
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