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Commission recommends ordinance change to allow limited fixed openings within reduced R‑8 side setbacks
Summary
Planning staff and the commission agreed to recommend an amendment that would permit fixed, fire‑rated (non‑operable) openings up to 10 feet above finished grade on the first floor when a reduced setback is approved by special use permit, with building‑code protections and fire‑department input.
On Dec. 10 the Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a zoning‑text amendment proposed by AM Yoder & Company to permit limited first‑floor openings in reduced side‑yard setbacks in the R‑8 Small‑Lot Residential district when approved by special use permit.
Staff explained the amendment would allow…
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