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Planning board recommends City Commission adopt tighter definitions on impervious surfaces and updated single-family open-space standards
Summary
The board voted unanimously to recommend ordinance amendments clarifying the definition of impervious surface (removing stone/gravel from impervious restrictions) and to add/modify open-space standards for single-family zones, including minimum vegetated open-space language; staff read drafted language and the board approved sending the changes to the City Commission.
The Planning Board unanimously recommended the City Commission adopt proposed amendments to zoning ordinance sections addressing impervious surfaces and open-space standards after a public hearing on June 11.
Staff explained the changes aim to clarify the definition of impervious surface—specifically the role of stone or gravel—and to modernize open-space…
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