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Planning board endorses easing rules for substandard residential lots to encourage infill
Summary
The board unanimously recommended that the City Commission approve ordinance 19-20-25 to simplify development of legally recorded single-family lots that do not meet current lot-area or width standards, reducing the number of variances required.
The Deltona Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended the City Commission approve ordinance number 19-20-25 on May 21, a code amendment designed to ease development of legally recorded single-family lots that do not meet current minimum lot-area or lot-width requirements.
Matthew West, the city's planning manager, said the ordinance reduces the need for owners of substandard lots to seek multiple variances when a house can be sited to meet setbacks and other dimensional standards. "This ordinance intends to update the land development code regarding the development of residential nonconforming lots," West said. He noted the change would not relax other zoning requirements such as…
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