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Riverside PZC debates front‑loaded garage limits, setbacks and bonus coverage; asks staff for diagrams and further drafts
Summary
Commissioners discussed a package of proposed garage and driveway text amendments (definitions, setbacks, garage‑door widths, design standards and a possible bonus building‑coverage incentive). The commission did not adopt final language and directed staff to return with consolidated drafts, definitions and local diagrams for further review.
The Village of Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission spent the second half of its Dec. 17 meeting reviewing proposed text amendments dealing with front‑loaded garages, driveway widths and a possible bonus building‑coverage incentive intended to encourage rear‑loaded garages.
Staff summarized recommendations dating to 2018 that were not fully carried into the 2020 ordinance and sought commissioners’ direction on several topics: aligning accessory‑structure separation with building code standards, clarifying definitions for front‑loaded/side‑loaded/rear‑detached garages, narrowing visible approach aprons near the street, and whether to offer a building‑coverage bonus (for example, excluding up to 400…
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