HomeMy WebLinkAbout2A - PresentationSenate Bill 9: Urban Lot Splits/2-Unit DevelopmentAgenda Item #2ACase #5.1548 ZTAOctober 17, 2022DEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9)•Signed into law on 9/16/21, effective January 2022•City adopted ordinance on 01/27/22•Requires staff-level approval of:1. Division of existing single-family lot into 2 lots (“Urban Lot Split”)2. Development of two residential units on a single-family lotDEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT
Example: Front/Back Lot Split
Example: Side-by-Side Lot Split
Planning Commission Subcommittee•Council directed Planning Commission to establish a subcommittee to evaluate how the ordinance could become more effective•Subcommittee met between March and July 2022•Planning Commission reviewed the proposed changes at a study session in July 2022 and finalized their recommendations in September 2022DEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT
Proposed ChangesSquare Footage LimitationCurrent ordinance: 1,000 SF max. (each unit)Recommendation:1,500 SF max. (1stunit)1,000 SF max. (2ndunit)DEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT
Amendments – Facilitate Development•Allow access easements in addition to flag-lot configuration•Greater flexibility in expansion of existing dwelling•Simplified privacy requirements•Simplified architectural consistency requirements•Allow tandem parking configuration•Allow swimming pools in front yard setbacks•Allow zero-lot line configurations for urban lot splitsDEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT
Amendments – Neighborhood Character•Limit the number of driveway curb cuts•Standards for garages to reduce visual impact•Landscape standards modified to allow range of plant sizes, address privacy of adjacent lots, provide shadeDEVELOPMENTSERVICESDEPARTMENT