Council moves to remove ambiguous 'additional 3‑foot setback' language from zoning code
Council introduced and voted to waive first reading of an ordinance that removes an unclear sentence requiring an extra 3‑foot setback for each additional story in the residential setback section of the municipal code, describing it as redundant and constraining to housing design.
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Planning staff told the council that a single sentence in the zoning code requiring an 'additional 3‑foot setback for each additional story' was ambiguous in practice and redundant with other setback standards, and recommended removing it as a cleanup.
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