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Planning board initiates change to single‑family dwelling definition in zoning definitions
Summary
Staff asked the board to initiate amendments to Article 2 definitions to remove a length‑to‑width ratio that limited narrow house forms; the board voted to initiate the change to provide greater flexibility consistent with state guidance on manufactured homes.
City staff asked the Planning Board to initiate amendments to Article 2 of the Zoning and Land Use Code to modify the definition of "single family dwelling" by removing a length‑to‑width ratio that effectively limited long, narrow house forms. Staff said the state now requires communities to allow manufactured homes where single‑family dwellings are allowed, and removing the ratio would give property owners greater flexibility to build narrower homes on small lots.
Board members discussed the likely effect of the change, noting it would allow more flexible house shapes (for example, narrow or shotgun‑style homes) and could require adjustments to frontage rules in some districts. The board voted to initiate the amendments and asked staff to prepare specific language for consideration at a future meeting.
