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Council holds public hearing on duplex standards; debate over special-use table vs. allowing duplexes by right
Summary
The City Council held a public hearing on proposed zoning ordinance changes that would restore minimum lot-size standards for duplexes and require planning-board review under a special-use permit in many residential zones.
The City Council and its land-use committee held a public hearing on proposed amendments to Appendix A of the zoning ordinance that would restore a dimensional table for duplexes, update fence permitting and adjust a drive-through canopy-clearance standard.
Tom Kravitz, the city planning director, told the committee the table previously existed in the special-use permit section and was removed during a prior code overhaul. Staff recommended returning the table to require larger minimum lot sizes for duplexes in zone…
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