Planning commission backs changing egress-window setback to 3 feet to align with building code
The commission approved a text amendment to city code to allow egress/window wells to encroach up to 3 feet into required side yards, aligning municipal code with building-code egress opening requirements and reducing variance requests for homeowners.
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The Hugo Planning Commission on July 25 approved a text amendment to city code (section 90-47) to change the allowed encroachment for egress/window wells from two feet to three feet, a change staff said is intended to align the municipal ordinance with the building code and reduce the need for variances.
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