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Denton planners outline communal living and tiny‑home options, stress code constraints
Summary
City planning staff briefed the commission on cohousing, co‑ops, tiny homes and cottage courts — noting most models are treated as multifamily under Denton code, tiny homes require permanent foundations, and many developments require PD or SUP approvals.
City staff presented an in‑depth work session on Oct. 8 exploring communal living (cohousing, co‑ops) and small‑home community options, emphasizing that many ownership and design approaches would be regulated as multifamily under Denton’s development code.
Julie Wyatt, principal planner, described three broad communal models and offered U.S. case studies — Cohousing Houston, Heartwood Commons (Tulsa), and Capitol Hill Urban Housing (Seattle) — to show a range of building types and ownership structures. “Typically these are designed as multifamily,” Wyatt said, noting Denton’s multifamily definition applies when five or more dwelling units are on one platted…
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