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Ordinance Amending Chapter 30 of the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) With Respect To Zoning, Planning and Development - Open Air / Uncovered Terrace Front Setback Encroachments
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Department: Planning
Council District: All
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: January 4 and 11, 2018 / City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the text amendment is to revise the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) to allow open air / uncovered terraces to encroach into the required front setback. The City Council is required to hold a public hearing on this amendment before considering its approval.
BACKGROUND:
While working on the amendment to allow covered porches to extend into front setbacks, a request was made to also allow uncovered terraces to extend into front setbacks. Staff needed additional time to investigate, evaluated and formulated the terrace change. Due to time constraints, the covered porch change continued to moving through the public hearing process. The terrace change is now complete and after reconvening the stakeholder group, a consensus has been achieved for the terrace change.
* The Land Development Ordinance allows several encroachments, limited in dimension, into the required building setbacks that are determined to have a limited impact on the adjacent property. These include such things as overhanging eaves, stoops, bay windows and HVAC units.
* The goal of this effort was to continue to allow people to invest in their property and update obsolete structures while promoting "neighborliness" in communities and enhancing the "eyes on the street" security.
* In keeping with the premise for allowing encroachments that are limited in dimension and have a limited impact of the adjacent property, the proposal is to add an allowance for front porches that are covered and open.
Also included in the amendment are several changes, considered technical in...
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