Council OKs changes to multifamily regulations, reduces parking requirement in R-1

Sep 14, 2026

On second reading, the council approved Ordinance No. 260 to revise Chapter 32 standards for multifamily dwellings, including defining special uses and reducing required parking in R-1 from two spaces to one per unit (cap of three spaces per unit); vote was 6-0.

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The council approved Ordinance No. 260 on second reading, adopting proposed changes to district regulations for multifamily dwellings in the R-1 zoning district. Assistant City Manager Miss Johnson told the council the planning commission recommended the amendments, which define special uses, establish design standards for multifamily units, and change parking requirements (reducing required parking in R-1 from two spaces per unit to one and capping at three spaces per unit).

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