Commissioners consider limiting duplex share in new R‑1 subdivisions (20%)
Commissioners discussed a proposed regulation to limit duplexes to about 20% (some members suggested 25%) of units in new R‑1 subdivisions and to require green space and conditional standards for drive‑throughs adjacent to single‑family homes.
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During discussion of draft regulation changes, a public commenter and several commissioners raised the idea of capping the proportion of duplexes in new single‑family (R‑1) subdivisions to preserve neighborhood character. The suggestion most often cited was a cap of 20% duplex units within a new development; one commissioner said 25% might be acceptable in some contexts.
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