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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM |
3.B.
Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 09/06/2017
- Department Head:
- Jose A. Guzman
- Submitted By:
- Jose A. Guzman, Acting Director of Planning & Zoning, Planning & Zoning Department
Action Requested:
Discussion Item - No Action to be Taken
ITEM:
Discussion and possible directions to staff on any and all matters regarding a possible text amendment to the City of San Luis Zoning Regulations to amend the provisions for side yard setbacks for R1-6 Zoning District. (Jose A. Guzman, Acting Planning and Zoning Director)
SUMMARY:
As an effort to alleviate the demand for bigger houses the City Council approved Ordinance No. 347, an ordinance to set up the minimum lot size to 6,000 square feet. However, there are still many empty lots around the City that are less than 6,000 square feet making it difficult to construct a bigger home.
Ordinance No. 347 also provides that all existing single family lots in an R-2 zone must be built to R1-6 design standards. By changing R1-6 design standards this works to capture all of these lots and all new 6,000 square feet lots in the future.
This proposed amendment will allow the reduction of the side yard setback from 7 feet to 5 feet on an R1-6 district. However, construction with setbacks of less than 7 feet but no greater than 5 feet must be constructed with a minimum of a 2-hour fire resistive construction.
Ordinance No. 347 also provides that all existing single family lots in an R-2 zone must be built to R1-6 design standards. By changing R1-6 design standards this works to capture all of these lots and all new 6,000 square feet lots in the future.
This proposed amendment will allow the reduction of the side yard setback from 7 feet to 5 feet on an R1-6 district. However, construction with setbacks of less than 7 feet but no greater than 5 feet must be constructed with a minimum of a 2-hour fire resistive construction.
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
Discussion and possible directions to staff only, no action.
Fiscal Impact
- IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
- N/A
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
- N/A
- TOTAL:
- N/A
- BUDGETED AMOUNT:
- N/A
- AVAILABLE AMOUNT TO TRANSFER:
- N/A
- ACCT NAME & GL#/REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE PURCHASE:
- N/A
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (IF THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER, YOU MUST ATTACH THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FORM):
N/A