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Planners propose loosening townhome rules to spur infill and ownership options
Summary
City planning staff told the Denton Planning & Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 that three targeted code changes would remove barriers to townhome infill and ownership, including a cut in minimum lot size in mixed‑use districts, elimination of a site‑level unit cap, and a narrower common open‑space requirement.
City planning staff presented a targeted set of proposed changes to Denton’s townhome regulations at a Planning & Zoning Commission work session on Feb. 12, arguing the current rules constrain infill townhome development and ownership opportunities.
Matt (planner) and Julie Wyatt, principal planner, told commissioners that townhomes are defined in the Denton Development Code as fee-simple dwellings that typically share party walls and are platted as individual lots. Staff said the city’s regulatory documents — including the Denton 2040 comprehensive plan, the Design Downtown Denton guidance and the affordable housing strategic toolkit — support townhomes as a needed infill and ownership option, but that three specific DDC provisions are discouraging projects.
Staff recommendations (targeted changes): - Reduce the minimum townhome lot size in mixed‑use zoning districts (MN, MD, MR) from 2,000 square feet to 1,000 square feet, with corresponding reduced dimensional standards for those districts. (Matt; Julie Wyatt) - Remove the code’s cap that limits the maximum number…
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