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Planning Commission Minutes <br />3/27/25 Meeting <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Staff proposed updates: <br />- Combining low density residential (LDR) and medium density residential (MDR) <br />into one zone in the community residential standards. Consistency and clarification <br />was provided on proposed community residential development standards. <br />- Expanding single family zoning into more MH options. <br />- A 5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size <br />- A baseline of three units per lot size for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and <br />additional bonuses based on lot size and other state law requirements. <br />- One parking space requirement for MH and no parking required for ADUs. <br />- Areas where parking restrictions cannot be required for MH and ADUs. <br />- Recreation space requirements. There was extensive discussion on open space- <br />proposed suggestions from the PC - flexibility, retention of trees and/or possible <br />incentives. Four PC were in favor of no open space requirement. <br />- New street standards to update Title 17, including the addition of new street types: 1) <br />Neighborhood yield streets and 2) Living streets, with associated new street <br />dimensions/standards. <br /> <br />Additional Comments and Questions Addressed by the PC and Staff: <br />(Further PC discussion and staff responses are available in the video of the meeting.) <br />- Question addressed on transit buffers. <br />- What would it look like if massing on a building is maxed out? <br />- Question addressed on detached or buildable units. <br />- At what sq. ft. are sprinklers required for single homes? <br />- The city’s current standards for recreation space have been cited as an impediment to <br />new MH and multifamily development. <br />- Can an ADU be in front of a development? <br />- Can an open space threshold be created for single family development? <br />- Is there any research of what residents want pertaining to open space? <br />- Define livable area. What is the current definition in the code? <br />- Is a porch a livable area? <br />- Frontage improvements: <br />o What triggers frontage improvements? <br />o Support expressed for frontage improvements. <br />o Could a land use event (e.g., a short plat, etc.) or a development trigger or tie <br />street improvements into the development? <br />o Support expressed in favor of sidewalks. <br />o What does the city do if there is not enough space to add a sidewalk? <br />o When is frontage required and is there a way to help the homeowners to <br />develop their land the way they want? (Staff said it’s not acceptable under <br />state law addressing the development of ADUs). <br />o It’s concerning what the trigger is for corner lots and required frontage <br />improvements. <br />o Staff should brainstorm some additional alternatives or solutions or <br />thresholds. <br />o Should stormwater review trigger frontage improvements? <br />- Questions raised regarding amending thresholds for other streets. <br /> <br /> <br />