UPDATED 6/12/20 and 6/14/20
VOTE ON THIS:
June CPNO Member Meeting
Monday, June 15, 7:00pm
via Zoom
details will follow via CPNO listserve.
Thanks to everyone who made out to the Meeting tonight (Wednesday June 10) we had a great discussion. I promised to provide the updates as of today so please see the information below.
For a background on this Proposal: R-5C Zoning Proposal
Z-20-42:
Ordinance proposing to rezone R-5 (Two-family Residential) properties to R-5-C (Two-family Residential w/ Conditions). C = “with Conditions”
PDF of DRAFT Ordinance as of 6/10/20
CONDITIONS for Z-20-42
SECTION 3: The following conditions shall apply to single family, two-family and duplex structures.
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- There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet or the average front yard depth of the adjacent residential properties, whichever is greater. Relief may be sought based upon Sec. 16-26.003.
- There shall be a walkway connecting the front porch to the public sidewalk.
- Building Length Off-set: No side wall shall be longer than 40 feet without an off-set of at least 2 feet in depth and at least 5 feet in length.
- Window Fenestration: Window fenestration shall be provided along the side facades of the principal structure for a minimum of 10% of the side façade area.
Relationship of building to street:#5 will be deleted from Conditions as the City is no longer considering removing this section from the code in its entirety.
(1) Front porches.-
Front porches and/or stoops on the façade of the principal structure shall be required when such treatments are established by a majority of the single-family detached dwellings on the block face.Front porches, when required, shall:Be a minimum of 12 feet wide or one-third the width of the front façade, whichever is greater, and a minimum of eight feet deep; andContain roofs, a minimum of six-inch wide porch roof supports, and steps.
For parcels with more than one street frontage, the front porch requirements of this section shall only be required to be applied to the building façade located in the front yard of the parcel, and not the half-depth front yard, side yard, or rear yard.
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- There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet or the average front yard depth of the adjacent residential properties, whichever is greater. Relief may be sought based upon Sec. 16-26.003.
(2) Garages. Garages with front-facing garage doors shall be recessed and located a minimum distance of ten linear feet behind the front façade of the principal structure. For parcels with more than one street frontage, front-facing garage doors shall be defined as those facing the front yard of the parcel, and not the half-depth front yard, side yard, or rear yard.
(3) Front doors. Front doors shall face and be visible from the adjacent street.
(4) Window fenestration. Window fenestration shall be provided along the façade of the principal structure for a minimum of 10% of the front façade area of the principal structure.
SECTION 4: The following conditions shall apply to two-family and duplex structures.
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- For a duplex or two-family structure: The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.55 of the net lot area.
- Maximum lot coverage within this district shall not exceed 50 percent of the net lot area. Relief may be sought based upon Sec. 16-26.003.
- Two-family and duplex structures shall have a minimum of one parking space per dwelling.
- Zero-lot-line subdivision is permitted for residential uses provided a minimum of
2,8004,500 square feet in lot area is providedand a frontage of not less than 40 feet.4,500 per division, thus 9,000 min original lot size. This item was not intended to be SO restrictive. Edit allows for a limited number of lots in Candler Park R-5 to be eligible for Zero Lot Line subdivision (ZLL).
* ZLL is the ability to subdivide an existing structure down the middle for the purpose of separate ownership. This is used in townhouse situations and in these two-family constructions we are seeing. ZLL is NOT necessary for the construction of a duplex, if the lot cannot be subdivided for selling, a duplex can always have 1 owner. *
DISCUSSION ITEMS from 6/10/20 meeting:
This is only a brief synopsis of key discussion items from the meeting that may alter the Conditions.
- There seems to be support for expanding the rezoning east to Brooks.
- We intend to exclude properties on the periphery that are particularly small such as those at the south end of Elmira and the south end of Mell.
- We will examine expanding to all R-5 properties.
- Review Section 4: #4 as it means that ZLL could be applied only to a very few lots.
SCHEDULE:
- ZC members met with the City Office of Planning and Zoning in early March and discussed this proposal in detail.
- Office of Planning and Zoning staff have drafted the legislation.
- Neighborhood will discuss and work out the conditions
– May 18 CPNO Member Meeting - Updates and Discussion
– June 3 CPNO Zoning Committee Meeting - Neighborhood will Discuss and work out the Conditions
– June 10 - Vote on rezoning with the finalized conditions
– June 15 CPNO Member Meeting - NPU Vote
– June 25 - Zoning Review Board Hearing (ZRB)
– date unknown, not meeting at the moment, possibly August - City Council
- Mayor’s desk