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Sandpoint planners preview Title 9 tweaks on lot coverage, building footprint and lot sizes ahead of Dec. 16 public hearing
Summary
City planning staff previewed proposed Title 9 zoning changes that would keep a 70% impervious‑surface cap citywide while retaining a 35% two‑story building footprint limit and allowing single‑story structures to use more lot area; staff and residents debated effects on neighborhood character and speculation.
Sandpoint planning staff on Tuesday previewed a set of proposed changes to Title 9 that would simplify lot‑coverage rules while preserving limits aimed at protecting neighborhood character.
Jason Welker, the city’s Community Planning and Development director, told the Planning and Zoning Commission that the package — scheduled for a public hearing on Dec. 16 — focuses on three areas: lot coverage (impervious surface and building footprint), minimum lot sizes in residential multifamily (RM) and residential single‑family (RS) zones, and a modest density increase in the RM zone.
Welker said the main change under consideration is keeping a single 70 percent maximum impervious surface standard while removing the separate 40 percent building‑footprint maximum in the RM zone. To address concerns about bulk and scale, staff proposed retaining the existing 35 percent maximum building footprint for two‑story structures but allowing single‑story buildings to use more of the…
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