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Commission tables proposed changes to villas/small-lot homes ordinance
Summary
Planner Cindy Nash presented proposed wording changes to replace the term 'Villa' with 'single-family dwelling' and add R-2/HOA qualifiers; commissioners debated definitions and voted to table the amendments pending further work.
City Planner Cindy Nash reviewed proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance concerning 'Villas' and small-lot single-family dwellings at the Nov. 25 meeting. The draft would remove the market descriptor and replace it with 'single-family dwelling' to align with the Minnesota Building Code, and would permit single-family dwellings in R-2 where an HOA provides exterior ground maintenance.
Commissioners discussed the history of the term "Villa," how smaller lots are currently handled under R-1 zoning (requiring a PUD), and options for defining single-family dwellings going forward. After discussion, Commissioner Jim Schendel moved to table approval of the amendments; Commissioner Gretchen Barrett seconded the motion. The motion to table carried unanimously, according to the meeting record.
The tabling preserves the current ordinance language while staff and commissioners refine definitions and potential PUD or HOA conditions.
