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Commission trims numeric limits on front‑loaded townhouses, splits on shooting‑gallery distance rule; staff to return with use‑table updates
Summary
After a broad staff presentation on consolidated use standards, commissioners agreed to keep ADU changes and transition group homes to conditional uses, removed absolute numeric caps on garage‑door width and driveway width for front‑loaded townhouses (retaining the requirement to accommodate utilities), voted to keep the current special‑exception approach for shooting galleries (declining a new 200‑ft proximity rule), and asked staff for a full list of use‑based gross‑floor‑area limits.
Staff presented a consolidated Article 6 of the draft zoning ordinance that moves use definitions and standards into a single article and clarifies permitted versus conditional uses. Deputy zoning manager Holly Simmons reviewed several highlighted items: accessory dwelling units (ADUs) were consolidated with owner‑occupancy removed for ADUs, large group homes (9–16 residents) were proposed as conditional uses with separation standards in single‑unit zones, the staff proposed front‑loaded townhouse standards addressing narrow lot conflicts (including a proposed 50% garage‑door cap and a 10‑foot driveway width limit within the first 8 feet of curb), EV charging uses and hubs, and proposed additional standards for shooting galleries.
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