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Terrell planners recommend 1,300-square-foot minimum for infill in SF-6 and allow rear carports
Summary
After debate over neighborhood character and parking, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended Dec. 19 that City Council adopt updates to Section 19 (Single-Family Residential SF-6) that allow rear carports and set a 1,300-square-foot minimum for infill homes (replacing a proposed 1,100 placeholder).
The Terrell Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 19 recommended that the City Council adopt updates to Section 19 (Single-Family Residential SF-6) that create additional options for infill development, including allowing rear carports and a reduced minimum house size for certain infill lots, with the commission selecting 1,300 square feet as the recommended minimum.
Planning staff explained the change responds to City Council’s request to consider smaller home footprints for infill parcels platted before May 2008. Staff described two pathways: new SF-6…
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