AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
ACM: Jon Fortune
DATE: February 21, 2017
SUBJECT
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Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding multi-family development standards.
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BACKGROUND
On November 8, 2016, the City Council discussed Collegiate Housing often referred to as single room occupancy developments. Included in staff's presentation were recommendations to add a definition for Collegiate Housing in Subchapter 35.23 and to add Collegiate Housing as a land use in Subchapter 35.5 with associated limitations of the Denton Development Code (DDC). As an alternative the Council directed staff to review the multi-family development standards as it relates to parking ratios, building height limitations, and neighborhood compatibility.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. The City's housing stock currently comprises approximately 49,000 dwelling units, of which approximately 58 percent is single-family and 42 percent is multi-family.
2. Collegiate Housing developments are multiple dwelling units designed for college students. These developments are leased to students by the bedroom and generally include amenities that provide special features to students. The DDC does not specifically define Collegiate Housing and the use is categorized as multi-family which is defined as "a structure that contains three (3) or more dwellings and any ancillary uses".
3. Multi-family is a permitted use in the following Zoning Districts or with a Specific Use Permit (SUP) and/or limitations:
* Rural Commercial (RC) with a Specific Use Permit (SUP)
* Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use 12 (NRMU-12) with a limitation L(4)
* Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) with a SUP and limitation L(4)
* Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) with a limitation L(5)
* Downtown Commercial Neighborhood (DC-N) with a limitation L(5)
* Downtown Commercial General (DC-G) with a limitation L(5)
* Community Mixed Use General (CM-G) with a limitation L...
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