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Planning commission defers R/RS and DADU text amendments to Oct. 23 for more outreach
Summary
Two companion HNI text amendments—one changing R/RS height limits and duplex rules and the other expanding detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs)—were presented and deferred to Oct. 23 after public comment raised notice, infrastructure and resale concerns.
The Planning Commission on Oct. 9 heard presentations and public comment on two HNI text amendments—one to revise design standards in R and RS zoning districts and another to expand detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs)—and voted to defer both items to the Oct. 23 meeting to allow additional public outreach and technical follow‑up.
Staff summarized item 14 as changes to single‑ and two‑family zones that would lower maximum heights in R and RS districts from three stories to two‑and‑a‑half stories (with a formal half‑story definition and eave/parapet and ridge limits) and would permit two‑family uses by right in R zones where lot size requirements are met…
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