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Board approves text change to allow 50‑foot infill lots, narrower setbacks and wider driveways with conditions
Summary
The Planning Board voted July 15 to recommend City Commission approval of a text amendment allowing redevelopment of older platted lots into 50‑foot single‑family parcels with narrower setbacks and larger driveway allowances, subject to a prohibition on mechanical equipment in corner side setbacks and a requested stormwater study.
The Planning Board recommended on July 15 that the City Commission approve a text amendment to the SF‑7 and SF‑14 zoning districts to enable infill redevelopment on older platted lots east of Broadway between 40th Street and 45th Street. The recommendation included limits and conditions after the board raised concerns about side setbacks, driveway widths, mechanical equipment and stormwater. Applicant representatives said the amendment is tailored to a neighborhood that was originally platted in 1916 as 25‑foot lots and now contains many nonconforming houses. Ken Tummo of Urban Design Studio said the change would allow typical 50‑foot‑wide homes to redevelop by lowering minimum lot widths and areas (the applicant requested a minimum width of 49 feet to allow small lot‑line adjustments), reducing front and side setbacks and modifying front‑yard landscape requirements to accommodate modern single‑family models. Tummo said a concurrent subdivision/plat…
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