Low/Moderate Density Residential

What Will It Cover?

This subject area will deal with issues relating to lower density residential neighborhoods.  Areas that would fit into the traditional R-1 through R-4 zones with largely single family and two-family housing stock are the focus.  This group will look at a very wide variety of issues including alley lots, accessory dwellings, corner retail stores, related non-residential uses, bulk and setback requirements, and many others.  This group will also be examining the existing residential zoning categories and overlays to determine if these are sufficient to meet the needs of the city's neighborhoods.

Working Group
Meetings for this subject area were conducted on the following dates:

March 24, 2008
March 31, 2008
April 21, 2008
May 7, 2008
May 14, 2008
May 21, 2008
June 4, 2008
June 11, 2008
June 26, 2008
November 19, 2008

Moving Forward

The final recommendations were heard by the Zoning Commission at a Public Hearing held on April 9, 2009. To see the full transcript of the public hearing, you can read the Zoning Commission transcript of case 08-06-8 on their site here.  The Zoning Commission will provide informal guidance on the Low-Moderate and Historic recommendations to the Office of Planning on June 8, 2009. This informal guidance will be located below in the documents section.

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