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Proposed Unified Development Code design standards fail to advance amid implementation questions
Summary
A proposed amendment to Raymore’s Unified Development Code to add anti‑monotony standards (lot width variation, entry types, landscaping points) did not receive a motion and failed to move forward; council and staff discussed implementation flexibility, landscaping point formulas and variance processes.
City staff presented a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Code that would add design standards for new single‑family and two‑family residential development to promote variety in form and landscaping.
Staff explained the package’s three main tools: required lot‑width variation across blocks, a requirement to vary entry feature types, and a landscaping point system (examples were shown to illustrate what 40 points could look like). The…
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