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Commission recommends definitions and reduced minimum depths for knuckle and cul-de-sac lots
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended that council adopt a zoning text amendment to define 'knuckle' and 'cul-de-sac' lots and allow shorter minimum lot depths (90 ft and 80 ft respectively) while keeping existing minimum lot-area requirements; commission said change is intended to provide flexibility for subdivision design.
The Atwater Planning Commission voted to recommend adoption of a zoning-ordinance text amendment (25-17-01000) and Resolution 0276-25 that would add definitions for "knuckle lots" and "cul-de-sac lots" and adjust minimum lot-depth requirements in low-density residential districts.
Staff described the change as a clarification to reflect past practice and…
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