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Council tables proposed ordinance requiring front doors to face street after mixed public feedback
Summary
The city planning department proposed amending zoning code to require single- and two-family homes’ front facades and front doors to face the front property line; planning commission recommended denial but staff recommended approval. After public comment and council discussion the council voted to table the item for further review.
Layton City Council on July 8 tabled a proposed text amendment that would require single-family and two-family homes to orient front facades and front doors toward the front property line and ensure front doors open into habitable space rather than into garages.
Planning staff presented the draft ordinance, explaining it was intended to reduce infill designs that place front doors on side or rear lot lines and that create…
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