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Council moves multiple ordinances on first reading; public raises lot‑width concerns
Summary
City council advanced several ordinances on first reading (including 1544, 1545, 1546 and 1547). Public commenters raised concerns about narrow lot widths and permit denials on adjoining parcels; staff said code and minimum lot sizes drove permit decisions.
The City of Live Oak council took first‑reading action on a series of ordinances during the meeting, advancing multiple land‑use and zoning amendments.
What passed on first reading (by voice vote, as recorded in the transcript): ordinance 1544 (small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment for ~1.35 acres), ordinance 1545 (zoning amendment to office‑institutional for the same property), and ordinance 1546 (rezoning of ~0.48 acres at 821 Hamilton). The meeting also opened a public hearing on ordinance 1547, a ~0.01‑acre small‑scale future land‑use amendment; public commenters questioned whether the narrow parcel met frontage and density requirements for multifamily development.
Public commenters told the council that a King Street parcel is roughly 50 feet wide and that easement acquisition would increase usable frontage to about 55 feet; they argued that duplexes require about 80 feet of frontage and triplexes 100 feet. City staff responded that those frontage/lot‑size requirements are in city code and that plans for a duplex on the lot as submitted could not be approved because the parcel does not meet the minimum square footage.
The meeting record shows motions, seconds and voice votes for first readings. The audio transcript does not include a full roll‑call vote tally for each ordinance in the segments provided.
