[Update 11-7: The City's code team has reviewed all of our models and has suggested some minor tweaks to make them 100% compliant with their code. See the updated image below]
Our first model in Sweetbriar (in District 2, near S. 1st and Stassney) showed a lot with R4 zoning. Would it look very different a block farther from S. 1st St., with R2A zoning? Here's what we came up with.
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| Model image modified per City Staff review. The back unit has been moved 5' to keep its gable roof from exceeding the allotted gable exception length, and the side gable on the front unit has been dog-eared to limit it to the 30' maximum length) All of the FAR, impervious cover and other data shown on the original model image remains exactly the same. |
There's a lot of fuss being made about the "Transition Zones" being proposed with this code. Staff likes to say that only about 2% of the whole city is being upzoned, but they're not telling the truth. The real story is that the rest of our neighborhoods are getting massive upzonings at the same time. Lots that can have 1 (or 2) units can now all have up to 3, and the FAR (building size) is dramatically increased.
Here's how it breaks down (site plan/elevation):
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| R2 Site Plan |
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| R2 Elevation. Yes, that's a real house depicted on the left side. |
