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ordinance acknowledges a diversity of lot sizes within Old Town and proposes a reasonable limit of development potential given the lot size. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson, Louisville, Colorado, Architect and Planner residing in Old Town Louisville, generally liked the document, but wanted to point out what he thought there were oversights on the final draft. 2.) 3.) He felt there should be a maximum front yard setback or a percentage that had everything within what the building frontages are now. He felt the garage should be 20' beyond the face of the building. Concerning the accessory building setbacks in relation to a public right-of-way, the Old Town standard is with garages on both sides of the alley with zero, zero setbacks. The ordinance shows 8' to 15' setback. He felt that should be changed. Stewart recommended approval of the ordinance with those three changes. Davidson called for Council questions and comments. Mayer asked Wood and Peter Kernkamp, Planner, to comment on Stewart's suggestions. Kernkamp stated that they eliminated the maximum front yard setback because there was some confusion as to what it exactly meant. He stated that to this point it had not really been a problem. It had been more where someone is trying to match what had already been there or trying to find room to make a reasonable addition. On the accessory structure setback, what is being proposed reduces, where an accessory structure is adjacent to an alley, the rear yard setback to zero feet with one exception: Ifa garage door enters onto the alley, 20' from the opposite of the platted alley to all for adequate maneuvering room. He felt the garages that are entered from the street were addressed in the Ordinance by a 40' setback from the front property line. Sisk suggested a statement saying that under no circumstances shall the garage be built beyond the face of the building and their house could be no more than 5' back of the neighbors on either side. Keany asked how many of the 25' or 37.5' lots there were downtown. Kernkamp thought about 6% of the parcels were 25', about 6% were 37.5', and a little over 50% were at 50'. Mayer moved that Council approve Ordinance No. 1195, Series 1995, on first reading, set out for publication, and set a public hearing for August 1, 1995. Seconded by Howard. Sisk offered friendly amendments to insert the garage offset from the face of the building and inserting a provision whereby there would be a house that could not be located further than 5' from the adjacent houses, as far as frontage was concerned. 11