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Multiple residential waiver requests draw mixed staff response; several denied at briefing

5734165 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff reviewed numerous waiver requests for single‑family homes and approved subdivisions — including front and rear setback reductions, retaining wall increases and wall‑height requests — and recommended denial for several applications while supporting some increases tied to topography and preexisting conditions.

At the July 15 Planning Commission briefing, planning staff reviewed a series of waiver requests tied to new and previously approved single‑family developments. The items covered included front and rear setback reductions, conversion of accessory structures, increases in retaining‑wall heights, and requests to raise screen or privacy walls.

Staff said it could not support several setback reductions because the houses or additions could be redesigned to meet existing setbacks, because properties lie in MPO/RMP areas where primary structure setbacks apply, or because proposed…

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