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Commission backs zoning change to remove four-unit cap in R-2 zone to encourage housing variety
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended amending the zoning code to remove a decades-old provision that limited structures in R-2 zones to no more than four dwelling units, a change staff said would allow more building-type flexibility while retaining density and dimensional standards.
The Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning Commission on May 6 unanimously recommended that the mayor and city council amend the zoning ordinance to remove a numerical cap that limited structures in the R-2 zone to four dwelling units.
Staff told the commission the four-unit cap is a holdover from earlier ordinances intended to address historic fourplex building patterns. The change would not alter density limits (staff cited the R-2 maximum of 17 units per acre) or dimensional standards…
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