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Densified
Retooling for high
density single family
development
History of Densification
No Zoning
Market Demand
Small two bedroom homes were designed to attract young people into
an area east of downtown at prices they could afford.
Lack of Design
Regulations
Freedom of Expression
Development
Regulations
Chapter 42 Summary of
Lot Sizes
Average lot size
may be reduced to
this square footage
Suburban Area
Urban Area
4,9994,500
100
None
4,4994,000
200
None
3,9993,500
300
None
3,4993,000
400
240
2,9992,500
500
360
2,4492,000
600
480
Setbacks
Building Lines
No minimum side yard
No minimum rear yard
Front setback = 5ft, 10ft,
20 ft or 25ft depending
on site design and street
frontage
may be
SUBURBAN AREA
0 feet
NA
25 feet
25 feet
10 feet, if meets
standardsof section 42-153
General
NA
NA
NA
10 feet
10 feet
25 feet Front
10 feet Side and Back, if
adjacent to local street
AFTER 1999
No Height Limits
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Neighborhood Character
New construction
Demographics drive varying home sizes and prices
Land Values
Concentration of certain homebuilders
Dimensions of infill lots
Neighborhood protections include Deed
Restrictions, Prevailing Lot Size, Tax Increment
Finance District (TIF) with architectural guidelines.
The Heights
Midtown
Illustration
Midtown
Museum District
Apartment Building
Cottage Grove
Larger tract develops as a community of patio
homes
Infrastructure issues
Storm water
Guest Parking
Cottage Grove
Sawyer Heights
Downtown views sell
Westhaven Estates
Compensating open space required outside of
loop 610
Usually provided at front of lot (not always as
common as it should be)
Larger lots allow larger townhomes, many
free-standing
Variety of architectural styles over the years
but mostly traditional designs.
Whats next?
Apply urban regulations to suburban areas
outside loop 610
Densify areas surrounding other commercial
nodes
Urban Area Designation in Chapter 42 needs
revisiting
Thank you!
Barbara Tennant, Architect
TENNANT DESIGN
btennantra@gmail.com
www.tennantdesign.net