Commission backs smaller, more flexible backyard cottages in UDC amendments
Planners recommended lowering minimum backyard-cottage size to 300 sq ft, allowing attached or detached units, removing a 10-foot zoning separation requirement (with building-code review), and requiring a single dedicated off-street parking space; the commission forwarded the package to council 7–0.
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Planning staff said a University of Texas analysis showed many lots could accommodate backyard cottages if dimensional and design barriers were relaxed. The draft UDC reduces the minimum size from 400 to 300 square feet, allows both attached and detached cottages, and removes a 10-foot zoning separation requirement that staff said can be addressed through building-permit review.
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