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Council debates minimum lot size for triplexes and quads; leaves the number for later review

State College City Council (work session) · February 10, 2026
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Summary

State College council discussed lowering the proposed 10,000 sq ft minimum for triplex/quad lots to 7,000–9,000 to allow more missing‑middle housing, but members did not adopt a change and asked staff to return data on how many vacant lots would be enabled by different thresholds.

Councilmembers considered whether to lower the draft ordinance’s proposed minimum lot size for triplexes and quads in low‑density residential zones. Staff reported that lowering the minimum from 10,000 square feet to 7,000 would materially increase the number of lots eligible for triplex/quad development (roughly hundreds of parcels in the…

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