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DeKalb commission approves UDO text change to allow 'lodging house' as a special use in multifamily districts
Summary
Planning & Zoning recommended a text amendment to Chapter 23 of DeKalb’s UDO to add 'lodging house' as a special use in MFR‑1 and MFR‑2 districts, enabling emergency shelters such as the proposed youth shelter at 220 College Ave to be considered through a special‑use public process.
Staff presented a proposed amendment to Chapter 23 (UDO) to add "lodging house" — defined in the staff report as a dwelling with sleeping accommodations and meals for up to 20 transient persons on a temporary basis — as a special use in MFR‑1 and MFR‑2 multifamily districts. The stated intent was to provide a…
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