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Commissioners debate preserving older neighborhoods vs. streamlining residential zoning
Summary
The commission examined differences between Neighborhood Conservation (for older infill and established blocks) and General Residential (for new subdivisions). Staff warned that consolidating the two would reduce flexibility for infill standards; commissioners asked staff to draft language that preserves block-face setbacks and grandfathering.
Commissioners spent substantial time comparing the UDC—s Neighborhood Conservation and General Residential zoning districts and asked staff to produce a clear crosswalk between the old and new district names.
Travis told the commission the Neighborhood Conservation district is intended to "fit the character of the existing neighborhood" by using the average…
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