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Planning commission approves wording change to let on-site parking sit in front yards, keeps setback protections
Summary
The Bastrop Planning & Zoning Commission voted Nov. 21 to amend portions of the B3 form-based code to allow residents to place parking between the street and the front façade (the "first layer") while preserving building setbacks by requiring garage facades to begin in the second layer; the motion passed unanimously.
The Bastrop Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 21 approved an amendment to the city—s B3 form-based code to clarify that on-site surface parking may be allowed in the area between the street and a home—s front facade while preserving front-yard setbacks for structures such as garage facades.
Staff presented a package of changes to sections including 6.3.005 and 6.3.006 aimed at clarifying the code—s intent, removing language that called alley entrances the "preferred" method of entry, and allowing flexibility for residents and developments on where to locate parking. "The proposal is, again, to allow parking in the front of the home," the planner told the commission during the presentation.
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