Title
Ordinance - Public Hearing and First and Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving Amendments of Chapter 155 of the Mansfield Code of Ordinances Amending the Regulations in Section 155.082(E)(6) Related to Accessory Buildings or Structures and Section 155.099(B)(5), “Residential Accessory Buildings” (OA#23-010)
Requested Action
To consider the proposed text amendment
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission met on October 2, 2023, and voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval with a request that consideration be made to include the area of an accessory building in calculating the maximum lot coverage of a property.
Aye: 6 -Michael Mainer; Blake Axen; Brandon Shaw; David Goodwin; Patrick Moses; and Michael Bennett
Nay: 0
Absent: 1 - Jennifer Thompson
Abstain: 0
The Department of Planning and Development Services recommended approval of the text amendments to the provisions in Chapter 155 of the City of Mansfield Code of Ordinances as presented.
. Description/History
The residential accessory building regulations were originally adopted in 2001, with the latest revision in 2019. Since then, there have been amendments to the residential lot standards and sizes in support of increased flexibility in development and design. The accessory building regulations have not kept pace with these changes, and the Department of Planning and Development Services has noted common issues related to accessory buildings that residents continue to face. The proposed amendments seek to address these issues.
The proposed amendments are intended to relieve some of these issues and bring the regulations more in line with similar standards for outbuildings in the D, Downtown District and the S, South Mansfield Form-based Development District. The proposed amendments include the following:
· The amendments revise Section 155.082(E)(6) to allow the Zoning Board of Adjustment to grant a special exception to the maximum height of an accessory building or structure up to ...
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