Item 3: Action - Minor Land Use Code Amendments

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Response: Staff would suggest a revision to the code language as foll(Jws: 9.2173 Commercial Zone Development Standards ~ Lan:te Commercial FacUities. (10) Exterior Wall Articulation, Facades, and Ground Floor Windows. (c) Except for building walls [with loadinQ docks or1 facing an alley, ground floor walls shall contain windows (as stated below) at the ground level. The windows may extend a maximum sill height of 4 feet above finished grade to any head height. The portion of window area meeting this standard is from the sill (bottom edge) to the head (top edge) including portions up to 9 feet above the finished grade. Alcoves, entryways, and extruding portions of the wall shalt be treated by measuring through such areas as though along the flat wall of a building. (See Figure 9.2173(10)(c) Large Commercial FacUities-Ground Floor Window Calculation.) Solid walts are prOhibited along street frontages. This standard does not apply to parking structures. ErJra wall with a loadina dock. the walllenmh referred to in subsection (10)(c)1.. below. shall exclude the wall area affiliated with the loading and unloadinaof frelaht. The amended language would limit the extent of the exemption by maintaining the groundfloor window requirement on that portion of a 'wall which did not contain a loading dock. #21; EC 9.2760: Fourplex lots exceeding the 13,500 sq. ft. limit. This issue is addressed in greater detail in the e-mail response to Councilor Bettman. . The concern addresses the potential scenario in which a subdivision application designates a fourplex lot, requiring at least 16,000 sq. ft., which is later developed with a single-family residence, thereby exceeding the 13,500 sq. ft lot size limit. Response: Staffis suggesting a revision to the proposed amendment to address this potential conflict. This amendment would be within Table 9.2760: Table 9.2760 Residential Zone Lot Standards (See EC 9.2761 Special Standards for Table 9.2760.) R.1 R4.5 R.2 R.3 R-4 Fourplex Lots (In R-1 , lots 16,000 -- - -- -- shall be indicated on the final square feet subdivision plat and [sRalJ] may be developed as a fourplex, triplex, DC duplexlf -~ _:_-,.... . .) This revision would ensure that at least a duplex is constructed on these lots, thereby maintaining a more efficient density. #57; EC 9.6810: 600' block length adjustment. Concern was expressed that the proposed amendment (allowing an adjustment to the 600' block length if all other street network needs are met) may be too Page 2 of7