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Council advances amendment allowing flexible attached canopies for single- and two‑family homes
Summary
On first reading the council approved an amendment to the land‑development code allowing attached canopies and alternative configurations while keeping the existing 20% rear‑yard coverage limit and a minimum five‑foot property line setback, town staff said.
The Miami Lakes Town Council on July 26 approved on first reading an ordinance amending the land‑development code to allow more flexible configurations for attached canopies on single‑family and two‑family homes.
Town planning staff and the attorney explained the measure does not increase permitted rear-yard coverage — the existing limit (20% of required rear yard or a…
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