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Commissioners table plan to eliminate 'double‑frontage' lot rule after concerns
Summary
A proposal to remove the zoning code's double‑frontage‑lot treatment — which would have designated one yard as a rear yard — was set aside for deeper review after commissioners said the change raised practical and design concerns for corner and Main‑Street properties.
A proposed rewrite that would eliminate the zoning code's definition for "double‑frontage" lots was tabled by the Ferndale Planning Commission May 14 after commissioners raised concerns about its practical effect on corner properties and Main‑Street frontages.
Roger, city planner, proposed simplifying the code by removing the double‑frontage definition so "a lot has one front yard, which is customarily designated with the street…
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