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Victoria adopts R‑1A Old Town zoning ordinance after debate over duplexes and twin homes
Summary
The City of Victoria on Oct. 13 adopted an ordinance creating an R‑1A Old Town Residential zoning district that reduces minimum lot sizes and allows twin homes and duplexes with design standards intended to preserve neighborhood character; the motion passed with one council member opposed.
The Victoria City Council voted Oct. 13 to adopt an ordinance creating an R‑1A "Old Town Residential" zoning district, a staff‑sponsored change that reduces minimum lot sizes and allows limited two‑unit housing types under new design standards.
Mayor Deborah McMillan moved to adopt the ordinance amending the zoning code (sections 16, 18 and 24); a council member seconded, and the motion carried with one recorded nay (Council member Patterson). The council also adopted a resolution authorizing summary publication of the ordinance.
The associate planner, Travis Brierley, told the council the R‑1A is intended as an "alternate solution" for older neighborhoods south of Highway 5 and along Victoria Drive, focused on controlled infill rather than wholesale change. "The intent is not to…
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