TITLE
Title
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #26-07-PLBD-00024: AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4 (ZONING DISTRICTS); SUBSECTION 4.2.1 (AG-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT); SUBSECTION 4.2.17 (MXU-MIXED USE DISTRICT); AND SUBSECTION 4.3 (USE MATRIX) TO ADJUST DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN THE AG, AGRICULTURAL AND MXU, MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS AND ADD TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE RS-40, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell
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BACKGROUND
Background
Proposed Text Amendment Case #26-07-PLBD-00024 (attached) amends Article 4 Zoning Districts, Subsection 4.2.1 AG-Agricultural District; Subsection 4.2.17-MXU Mixed Use District; and Subsection 4.3 Use Matrix of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
This proposal is a response based on input from the public provided within the Guiding Guilford Moving Forward Together Comprehensive Plan (Plan) which was gathered through several public workshops/meetings held during the development of the Plan. Feedback from the public placed a high priority on creation of new housing types including what is known as the “Missing Middle Housing” which is characterized as ”…a spectrum of housing types that are typically absent from more recent housing development. Is a range of medium-density multifamily units - from Duplexes to cottage units to apartments - that can provide housing opportunities that are in scale with single-family neighborhoods but can house more people and are often at a lower, more attainable price point.”
First, the proposed amendment aligns dimensional requirements (lot size and minimum lot width) for Two-Family Dwellings (Duplexes) with Single-Family, Detached Dwellings in the AG district. This adjustment is reasonable as there is not a significant difference between, for example, a four-bedroom 2,500 sq. ft. Single-Family, Detached Dwelling and a 2,500 sq. ft. Two-Family Dwelling (Duplex) with two bedrooms per unit.
Secondly...
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