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Planning commission gives staff direction on small underground 'vaults' — 400 sq ft, under 7 ft, internal access
Summary
Commission agreed on an operational approach to small non‑habitable underground storage/mechanical spaces: staff will treat vaults under 400 sq ft and under 7 ft clear height (ingress from inside the residence, no daylighting) as administrative and not count them as bunkers for floor‑area/MDA purposes; larger or daylighted bunkers will continue to trigger planning review.
The Planning Commission on March 5 provided staff direction on how to interpret the municipal code for underground storage or mechanical spaces commonly called bunkers. Staff asked whether such spaces should count toward floor‑area (MFA) and development area (MDA) calculations.
Commission consensus was that the code should be interpreted incrementally for the 1,500‑square‑foot bunker threshold (only the portion exceeding 1,500 sq ft counts as floor area) and that small, non‑habitable vaults used for mechanical or equipment purposes should be administratively…
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