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Port Royal staff roll out new multifamily rules after 18-month moratorium
Summary
Port Royal planning staff presented a package of code changes that restrict uniform large apartment projects, require housing-type mixes for larger developments, expand cottage-court options, and tighten civic-space standards; the presentation followed an 18-month moratorium and included detailed design thresholds and implementation examples.
PORT ROYAL ' Planning staff on Tuesday presented a broad rewrite of the town's multifamily and development standards designed to curb large, uniform apartment complexes and encourage a mix of housing types.
Noah Krafft, a member of town planning staff, told council members the process began after the council imposed a moratorium in May 2024 on development review permits for anything other than detached single-family houses. The moratorium was extended to allow a comprehensive code review and, Krafft said, was lifted in November after roughly 18 months.
Krafft described several core changes staff drafted with consultant Lauren Kelly of Moser Kelly Design: a clarified set of building-type definitions so townhouses, duplexes and triplexes are not treated inconsistently as "multifamily"; a building-type diversity requirement that forces larger projects to include different housing forms; and the elevation of cottage courts from a…
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