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Planning board backs Fortieth Street overlay change to allow dormitories, stand‑alone schools in religious overlay
Summary
The Planning Board voted to transmit to the City Commission a favorable recommendation for code amendments to the Fortieth Street religious overlay that would allow dormitories and stand‑alone schools, increase allowable height and lot coverage and require further review by the Design Review Board and Planning Board for multi‑lot projects.
The Planning Board on Sept. 9 voted to transmit to the City Commission a favorable recommendation for amendments to the Fortieth Street religious overlay district. The proposed changes would allow dormitory units and stand‑alone schools on lots within the overlay, raise maximum lot coverage and building height limits, and expand the allowed aggregation of contiguous lots from two to three in the overlay area bounded by Chase Avenue and Pine Tree Drive.
City staff told the board the changes are intended to…
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