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City of Munford Planning Commission April 9, 2024 Munford Municipal Building AGENDA City of Munford Planning Commission – Regular Monthly Meeting Tuesday, April 9, 2024 6:30 p.m. Municipal Building, 70 College Street, Munford, Tennessee I. CALL TO ORDER & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -March 12, 2024 – III. OLD BUSINESS A. R-4 Townhome Lot Width and Lot Area Discussion IV. NEW BUSINESS V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. REPORTS A. Mayoral comments and issues B. Building Inspector – Permitting and Enforcement Report C. Report on Outstanding Bonds (Letters of Credit) Adjourn – 1 MEMORANDUM TO: The Munford Municipal-Regional Planning Commission FROM: Will Radford, AICP DATE: April 9, 2024 SUBJECT: Staff Recommendations for the March meeting of the Municipal- Regional Planning Commission. A. R-4 Lot width and lot area discussion Background/Analysis Wayne Bouler has asked to address the Planning Commission in regards to the Lot Width and Lot Area regulations of the R-4 district. The request is consideration to lower the lot width requirement from 25 feet to 20 feet and the lot area requirement from 3,000 square feet to approximately 2,200 square feet. The Lot and setback regulations for the R-4 district are as follows: 64.4 Minimum Lot Area Multi-family dwellings 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit plus an additional 15 percent required open space calculated on the entire development Townhouses and 3,000 square feet per dwelling Attached dwellings unit plus an additional fifteen percent (15%) required open space calculated on the entire development Traditional Neighborhood 3,500 square feet, with Single-Family Dwellings designated open space required in the planned development as 2  depicted in this Article, Section 64.102(8). Churches As required by the Board of Zoning Appeals after review of the site plan and consideration of the size of the congregation and building Schools Five acres (5) plus one acre (1) for each one hundred (100) students or additional acreage as required by the State Board of Education Other uses As required by the Board of Zoning Appeals 64.5 Minimum Lot Width at Building Line Multi-family dwellings 60 feet Townhouses and 60 feet for the tract of land Attached dwellings developed and 25 feet for each dwelling unit Traditional Neighborhood 40 feet Single-Family Dwellings Other uses As required by the Board of Zoning Appeals 64.6 Minimum Yard Requirements 64.61 Minimum Required Front Yard Multi-family dwellings 30 feet for the exterior boundary of the development and 10 feet for interior lots Attached dwellings 30 feet for the exterior boundary of the development and 10 feet for interior lots 3  Traditional Neighborhood 30 feet for exterior lots and Single-Family Dwellings 10 feet with a maximum setback of 15 feet for interior lots Other uses 30 feet or more as required by the Board of Zoning Appeals 64.62 Minimum Required Side Yard on Each Side of Lot Multi-family dwellings 20 feet for the exterior boundary of the development and 5 feet for interior lots except for units built with adjoining walls. Traditional Neighborhood 5 feet for interior lots, with 20 feet Single-Family Dwellings setbacks for lots adjacent to property outside the development Other uses 20 feet or more as required by the Board of Zoning Appeals 64.63 Yards on Corner Lots On corner lots there shall be one designated front yard. The front yard shall be the yard faced by the principal building. Corner Lots shall have one side yard, a side street yard, and a rear yard. The yard opposite the designated front yard shall be considered the rear yard, if applicable, and the remaining yard would be considered side yard. 64.64 Minimum Required Rear Yard Multi-family dwellings 15 feet for the exterior boundary of the development and 5 feet for interior lots Townhouses and 15 feet for the exterior boundary Attached dwellings of the development and 5 feet for interior lots 4 Traditional Neighborhood 5 feet for interior lots, with 15 feet Single-Family Dwellings setbacks for lots adjacent to property outside the development Other Uses 30 feet or more as required by the Board of Zoning Appeals 5