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This item is for a number of ordinance amendments relating to the
creation of single-family overlay districts.
Staff has been working on a variety of approaches to dealing with
neighborhood protection issues, one of which being the creation of an
overlay or series of overlays that address the issue of incompatible
infill development. Today we are bringing forward 2 different overlay
options.
The first option is the Neighborhood Prevailing District. This district is
intended to capture the existing prevailing standard of development in
the neighborhood. The standards are based on the median pattern of
development in the neighborhood and for any development or
addition to a single-family home, would consider all of the existing
construction on the subject and opposing blockface.
The second option is the Neighborhood Conservation District. This
district is intended to provide for neighborhood specific control over
the issues that concern that particular neighborhood. They have a
menu of options to choose for inclusion, and the regulation of those
options must be based on a Conservation Study which serves to
evaluate the existing condition of the entire neighborhood and provide
the data for the City and homeowners to use in establishing and
enforcing the rules for the Conservation District.
Section 3.2 sets out the changes to the rezoning process for these
rezonings. To be initiated by the neighborhood, the City would require
a petition signed by 60% of the residents in the neighborhood in favor
of the rezoning.
Section 4.1 — establishment of the district
Section 5.2 — provides a note for people to check their SF Overlay
status for setbacks
Section 5.9 — sets out standards
Section 7.1 — inconsistency with contextual setbacks
Section 11 .2 — definitions
Subregs Section 18 — inconsistency with platting in older subdivisions
The neighborhood prevailing district includes the following items
• Setbacks (front and side street)
• Lot size
• Height
• Landscape preservation and maintenance
• Lot coverage
• Garages (location and connection)
The Conservation district includes those same items plus
- Off-street parking can be raised to 3
- Building materials
- Fencing location and materials
Can be locally controlled, choose 1 or all for inclusion. Also setup so
that prevailing could be put in place as an interim option which study
is being completed for the conservation district.
Issues:
• What is a neighborhood?
• Option 1 — subdivision or phase of a subdivision
• Option 2 — 50 lots, can be discretionary, or if less than 50
a subdivision or phase of a subdivision — 50 lots based on
provisions of Dallas ordinance kept as a starting off point.
Probably shouldn't be less than 30.
• Who can require a single-family overlay?
• How long will it take and who will pay for the study?
• How does this work with redevelopment?
• Can it be removed?
• What does the median mean?
• What about number of unrelated issue?
• How long will it take to get a building permit?
Public input: - held 2 community meetings, one during the day and
one at night
Define the neighborhood
Wants to do the max of what neighbor could do
Allow 90-100% of median
How fit with redevelopment
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The neighborhood prevailing district includes the following items
• Setbacks (front and side street)
• Lot size
• Height
• Landscape preservation and maintenance
• Lot coverage
• Garages (location and connection)
The Conservation district includes those same items plus
- Off-street parking can be raised to 3
- Building materials
- Fencing location and materials
Can be locally controlled, choose 1 or all for inclusion. Also setup so
that prevailing could be put in place as an interim option which study
is being completed for the conservation district.
Issues:
• What is a neighborhood?
• Option 1 — subdivision or phase of a subdivision
• Option 2 — 50 lots, can be discretionary, or if less than 50
a subdivision or phase of a subdivision — 50 lots based on
provisions of Dallas ordinance kept as a starting off point.
Probably shouldn't be less than 30.
• Who can require a single-family overlay?
• How long will it take and who will pay for the study?
• How does this work with redevelopment?
• Can it be removed?
• What does the median mean?
• What about number of unrelated issue?
• How long will it take to get a building permit?
• Com
Public input: - held 2 community meetings, one during the day and
one at night
Define the neighborhood go
Wants to do the max of what neighbor could do
Allow 90-100% of median
How fit with redevelopment
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