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Urbana committee leaves proposed duplex zoning change in committee after weeks of debate
Summary
The Committee of the Whole delayed action on an ordinance that would remove minimum lot area and width requirements for duplexes on existing R‑2 and R‑3 lots after public comment, staff presentations and a motion to keep the item in committee.
The Urbana Committee of the Whole on Nov. 18 kept an ordinance amending the city zoning code in committee after hours of public comment and a staff presentation on how the change would work.
The ordinance, filed as Ordinance No. 2024‑11‑034 (Plan Case 2493T24), would remove the minimum lot area and lot width requirements that currently limit where duplexes can be built on existing R‑2 and R‑3 parcels. City planning staff and the applicant presented renderings and data; opponents said the change would substantially alter older neighborhoods.
Why it matters: Removing lot area and width minimums for existing lots would allow duplexes on many narrow, older parcels and could change neighborhood character in parts of Urbana where lots were platted before modern zoning. Supporters say the change increases housing options and infill development; opponents say it risks displacing homeowners and eroding neighborhood character.
Planning staff told the committee the current minimums date to earlier…
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