Corner-lot setback code amendments
Series of development code changes loosening setbacks on corner lots: accessory buildings (Chapter 26), side yards for remodels (20 to 15 feet) and rear yards for remodels (30 to 15 feet). A related ordinance on detached accessory dwelling units was postponed in November 2024.
Tabled
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Citywide
- City Council: Ordinance 65-2024: rear yard setback for corner-lot remodels (Table 05.040A)
- City Council: Ordinance 66-2024: side yard setback for detached accessory dwelling units (Chapter 26)
- City Council: Ordinance 59-2024: accessory building side yard setback on corner lots (Chapter 26)
- City Council: Ordinance 62-2024: corner-lot side yard setback for remodels (Table 05.040A)
In brief
Corner-lot setback code amendments appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of October 8, 2024 to the City Council meeting of November 12, 2024.
On record, it was approved 3 times and continued once.
The most recent decision was continued at the City Council meeting of November 12, 2024.
Follow the money and project delivery
Corner-lot setback code amendments
- Council action
Approved: Ordinance 65-2024: rear yard setback for corner-lot remodels (Table 05.040A) · Approved minutes Record → · Nov. 12, 2024
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
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Every hearing and vote
November 12, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 65-2024: rear yard setback for corner-lot remodels (Table 05.040A)
Approved · 5-0
The amendment reduces the allowed rear yard setback on corner lots from 30 to 15 feet for remodels, similar to an earlier side yard change, so homeowners can add onto homes.
November 12, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 66-2024: side yard setback for detached accessory dwelling units (Chapter 26)
Continued
After discussion, the council postponed the ordinance so staff could address one-story versus two-story structures and neighbor privacy. No vote is recorded in the minutes.
October 8, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 59-2024: accessory building side yard setback on corner lots (Chapter 26)
Approved · 5-0
Community Development Director Kim Struthers said the change gives corner-lot owners more flexibility to place detached garages or sheds closer to the side street, keeping a 20-foot setback only for garages that take access from the street. A resident spoke in support.
October 8, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 62-2024: corner-lot side yard setback for remodels (Table 05.040A)
Approved · 5-0
The amendment reduces the allowed side yard setback on corner lots from 20 to 15 feet for remodels. Struthers said it gives homeowners more flexibility to expand; a resident spoke in support.