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Oak Grove adopts smaller R1 lot standards to align with housing goals
Summary
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen approved amendments to R1 single-family development standards, reducing minimum lot size and lot width and trimming rear-yard setback requirements to encourage more efficient land use and housing variety.
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen on June 23 adopted an ordinance amending R1 single-family development standards, lowering minimum lot size and lot width and reducing a rear setback as part of a Unified Development Code update.
City staff presented the changes as part of a larger effort to consolidate the city's zoning and subdivision rules into a Unified Development Code. Matt Randall, city staff, said the proposed revisions reduce the R1 minimum lot size from 9,000 square feet to 7,500 square feet, reduce minimum lot width from 75 feet to 65 feet and shorten the…
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