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Commission debates rule requiring replatting of simultaneously improved lots; staff to research floodplain and lending implications
Summary
Commissioners discussed a proposed amendment requiring replatting of "simultaneously improved" lots on Sept. 18 and asked staff to investigate floodplain, lending and access consequences before returning with revisions.
The commission discussed a proposed amendment on merging "simultaneously improved" lots — situations where a primary residential lot is paired with an adjacent back lot the owner also holds (for example, lots backing to a waterway or slope).
Staff presented examples: many newer properties adjacent to a waterway have a slender secondary lot behind the primary parcel; historically the city sometimes allowed these to remain separate because the back lot is functionally unbuildable. Commissioners…
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