Summary
New rules would let homeowners with three-car garages have wider driveway openings at the street — 30 feet versus 24 feet for two-car garages. Public hearing October 13.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Pritt will pay a contractor to remove concrete to reach compliance.
Homeowners with larger garages who want wider driveway aprons.
Pritt must redo work he already paid for.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Committee Meetings - Sep 22, 2026
New rules would let homeowners with three-car garages have wider driveway openings at the street — 30 feet versus 24 feet for two-car garages. Public hearing October 13.
Planning and Zoning Commission - Aug 19, 2026
Green has been fielding five or six variance requests a year — and even lawsuits — from homeowners wanting driveways wider than the 24-foot limit. The fix: allow 24 feet for two-car garages and 30 feet for three-car garages at the right-of-way line.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Jun 18, 2026
The city is rewriting its rules on driveway widths, considering allowing 30 to 36 feet where the current limit is 24 feet near the right-of-way. That means future homeowners with multi-car garages may not need variances like the one granted tonight.
Board of Zoning Appeals - May 21, 2026
A homeowner built a 56-foot-wide driveway, far beyond the 24-foot code limit, and asked to keep 36 feet of it. The board said no, worried about pedestrian safety on a sidewalk-less street and setting precedent.
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