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Council directs staff to restore porch exemption from gross floor area after resident outcry
Summary
After public comment and review of code text and a city attorney memo, the council directed staff to prepare an ordinance clarifying that covered porches, balconies and decks open on at least one side should be excluded from gross floor area calculations.
The Saint Helena City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to clarify how covered porches, balconies and similar structures are treated under the city’s zoning code, concluding covered outdoor spaces should be excluded from gross floor area calculations.
City staff explained a conflict between the zoning code’s rules of measurement and a footnote that appeared to limit exemptions to…
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