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Memo to the Planning Commission/OA 979-5 Page <br /> March 25, 1997 <br /> IIMinimum Lot Depth <br /> • Establishing a minimum lot depth for each of the urban residential <br /> districts Rlb (sewered) 135 feet <br /> Rlc 130 feet <br /> Rld 140 feet <br /> Rle 135 feet <br /> The minimum lot depth dimension would eliminate situations where there <br /> are wide shallow lots with no backyard, it would give developers set <br /> guidelines within which they can design their development. The minimum lot <br /> depth requirement would also reflect the desired minimum depth, given the <br /> lot size requirements of each district and working with the minimum lot <br /> width. <br /> Minimum Lot Size <br /> • Amending the minimum lot size in Rlc from 10,000 sf to 10,800 sf <br /> The minimum lot depth of the Rlc district was made slightly larger so that it <br /> would reflect the needed lot area given the proposed minimum lot depth <br /> requirement of 130 feet and the existing minimum lot width of 80. The <br /> 10,800 square foot minimum lot size corresponds with a minimum lot depth <br /> III of 130 feet and a lot width of about 83 feet, which is typically needed to <br /> accommodate an attached 3 car garage. If a lot has a proposed width of 80 <br /> feet, which is the minimum required, the lot depth needed to comply with the <br /> 10,800 sf requirement would be slightly more, about 135 feet. The proposed <br /> 10,800 square foot lot size would also correspond with the Comprehensive <br /> Plan guideline of having urban development residential lot sizes between 1/4 <br /> and 1/3 acres; a 10,890 square foot lot is 1/4 acre in size. <br /> Garage Side Setback in Rlb (unsewered) <br /> • Amending the garage side setback in R1b (unsewered) from 10 feet to 5 <br /> feet <br /> This section is being amended so that it is the same as all the other urban <br /> area single family residential districts. The other districts all have a <br /> minimum garage side setback of 5 feet, the current requirement in the Rlb <br /> (sewered) district is 10 feet. This would also allow the property owner to place <br /> a house are far to one side as possible in order to accommodate possible <br /> further subdivision of the lot if sewer and water become available <br /> • <br /> S:\planning\scott\oa 97-5.doc <br />