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Commission recommends new townhome building type with design and parking rules for infill

Ames City Planning and Zoning Commission · December 18, 2024
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Summary

Planners proposed and the commission recommended a text amendment creating a townhome building type for infill: attached rental units (up to five attached per building, up to eight per site), parking relief for three-bedroom modules, and design standards to ensure street-facing units; motion passed by voice vote.

Unidentified Speaker 3 introduced a proposal to create a new townhome building type in the zoning code to facilitate smaller-scale infill housing. The draft would treat townhomes as a distinct dwelling type when units are not on individual lots (three or more attached units) and would allow a parking reduction for a three-bedroom module (two spaces…

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