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Staff recommends keeping Kennesaw's "family" definition; fire and code staff warn changes would reclassify homes
Summary
City staff reviewed proposed changes to the unified development code definition of "family" and recommended keeping the current limit of three unrelated occupants; building and fire staff said more than three unrelated occupants would trigger lodging/boarding classification and significant code, fire-safety and parking implications.
City staff presented a discussion-only item on updating the definition of "family" in the Unified Development Code and the maximum number of unrelated occupants allowed in a single-family dwelling. Staff (Speaker 6) explained the current zoning definition allows related persons or not more than three unrelated persons occupying a dwelling as a single housekeeping unit; exceeding three unrelated occupants would change the unit's classification to lodging under the…
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