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Planning staff proposes Title 19 tweak to define front façade and require front doors on infill homes

Layton City Council · August 8, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff proposed an amendment to Title 19 to define the front façade and require a front door and pathway for infill homes to prevent garage-dominant streetscapes and clarify setbacks.

Planning staff presented a Title 19 text amendment to define the "front façade" of a home and to require a front door and a connecting pathway for single- and two-family infill development.

Staff (Speaker 8) explained the problem arises when an infill house or corner lot places the garage and driveway on the street frontage while the door faces an interior lot line, producing a street-facing garage and unclear…

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