File #: PZ 19-005
Application: Text Amendment, City initiated
PETITION: City initiated request to consider an amendment to the MDR screening requirements outlined in the Unified Development Code (UDC).
Purpose of Amendment: Provide flexibility in design
Sec. 2-14. MDR, Medium Density Residential District.
Underlined Text: Staff proposal
Strike out: Proposed text to be removed
(f) Private open space required. Every single-family detached and single-family attached dwelling unit zoned MDR shall have a minimum 400 square foot private yard or patio arranged for use by the occupants of the dwelling and located in the side or rear yard. The private yard or patio must may be enclosed by any combination of the following: a masonry wall, wood fence, trellis or lattice with a minimum height of 6 feet; or an evergreen hedge, shrubs or trees that will achieve a height of 6 feet within 3 years of planting under normal growing conditions.