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Commission approves patio setback change for attached units, replaces 'paved' with 'hard surface'
Summary
The commission amended townhouse setback rules to allow unenclosed patios to extend to the side property line on interior units and approved editorial language changing "paved patios" to "hard surface patios."
The Brandon Planning Commission approved a text change to setback exceptions for patios and a wording clarification replacing "paved patios" with "hard surface patios."
The amendment clarifies that an open, unenclosed and uncovered patio serving an interior unit in a row of townhouses may extend to the side property line so that residents can have usable outdoor space that connects units rather than a narrow strip. The change is intended to address how the existing five-foot-from-side-yard rule applied awkwardly to attached units.
Commissioners also resolved a drafting ambiguity: the packet used the phrase "paver patios," which several members read as "pave paper." A commissioner proposed and the commission approved changing the term to "hard surface patio" in both paragraphs where it appeared. "That way? I get what you're saying," one commissioner said when the suggested edit was discussed.
A member moved to approve the change provided the word "paved" is changed to "hard surface" in both paragraphs; another member seconded, and the motion carried.
The amendment will move on to the City Council for its process in the normal ordinance schedule.
