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Cedar Falls committee backs revised wording for bedroom definition and clarifies stormwater discharge rules
Summary
City staff and Jamie Castle presented two proposed Chapter 7 changes: a revised bedroom definition that classifies any room with a closet and a door that can close for privacy as a bedroom, and clarified stormwater discharge language allowing surface drain for existing properties unless it causes a nuisance; council signaled consensus to move both items forward.
Jamie Castle presented proposed revisions to Chapter 7 (buildings and building regulations) and asked council for guidance on two topics: the definition of a "sleeping room/bedroom" and stormwater discharge standards.
On the bedroom definition, Castle described the revised text: "any room that can be used for sleeping that contains a closet and a door that can be closed for privacy also referred to as a bedroom." He said the change was intended to reduce disputes that arise when owners claim they do not "intend" a…
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