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Commission discusses garage-door orientation in BizDens development; no formal action taken
Summary
Planning commissioners discussed whether garage doors should face interior courts or city streets in a private subdivision (BizDens) and noted the issue for future code revisions; staff said prior approvals remain valid.
Commissioners discussed the orientation of garage doors in the BizDens development and whether local code should be clarified to prevent garage doors from facing public streets.
Staff reported that after reviewing the issue with the city attorney, the existing designs that include garage doors facing internal development courts can proceed under previously issued permits. Staff said the attorney did not consider the change in the design philosophy to be a major change from earlier approvals. Commissioners agreed the question should be addressed as part of a code update so the intent — for example, discouraging garage doors facing city streets — is clear and not ambiguous.
Commissioners clarified that the internal roads in the development are private and not maintained by the city. No formal motion or amendment to the code was taken at the meeting; commissioners directed staff to include the item in forthcoming code-change discussions.
