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Planning Commission recommends Council reject zoning text amendment to reduce R‑1 dimensional standards
Summary
The City of Victoria Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council reject a proposed zoning text amendment that would lower minimum lot area, reduce lot widths and shorten the front-yard setback in the R‑1 district.
The City of Victoria Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council reject a proposed zoning text amendment that would reduce minimum dimensional standards in the R‑1 low-density residential district.
Associate planner Travis Brierley presented the application as a text amendment request prompted by the owner of 8101 Victoria Drive. The amendment would lower minimum lot area from 12,000 to 9,100 square feet, reduce corner-lot widths from 80 to 75 feet and interior-lot widths to 65 feet, and shorten the front-yard setback from 30 to 25 feet. Brierley said the change would apply citywide to R‑1 districts but would not override…
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