Proposed Amendment No. 4 - Section 620 Workforce Housing Ordinance

Section 620

Reasons for proposed changes

The changes proposed let developers know that a Workforce Housing development can be proposed as a site plan or as a subdivision plan. A site plan is a single lot that has many dwellings such as condominiums or apartments. A subdivision plan is a single lot that is divided into smaller lots.

The Section currently titled “The minimum building setbacks shall be as follows” will be changed to “Setbacks and Unit Separation.” Two sections were added to explain how to measure setbacks and the distance between unit based on the number of stories in the building.

Text was added to this section to clarify how to calculate the distance between buidings and means that if you have a condominium or apartment type development, there is guidance on how far apart the buildings should be based on number of stories.

Buffers are the areas between uses and commonly are made up of trees and shrubs. The amendment proposes standardized ways of measuring buffers.