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Sent: 
12/1/2025 12:00:46 PM
From: 
Cody Riddle <criddle@ci.moscow.id.us
To: 
"Michael Ray" , "Bill Belknap" , "Justin Goodwin" 
Cc: 
Bcc: 
Importance: Normal
Subject:
RE: Duplex Amendments
Attachments:Duplex Code Amendment Details_cr edits.docx 
Hi Mike,
 
I had a few suggestions on the attached.  The remaining question I have is the allowance of multiple duplexes on a 
single parcel.  Two duplexes on a 7-8k square foot parcel is still pretty dense in some of these neighborhoods.  I 
might be over-thinking it, and the changes to parking might address things.
 
I appreciate other input here.
 
 
 
From: Michael Ray <mray@ci.moscow.id.us> 
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2025 3:14 PM
To: Bill Belknap <bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us>; Cody Riddle <criddle@ci.moscow.id.us>; Justin Goodwin 
<jgoodwin@ci.moscow.id.us>
Subject: Duplex Amendments
 
All, attached is an outline of what I would suggest changing as part of the duplex code amendments. Based upon 
these changes I don’t know that we necessarily need to adjust the parking requirements, so I’ve left that out for the 
time being until we have a chance to discuss. Please review and let me know if you have any changes or comments.
Thanks,
Mike
 
Mike Ray, AICP
Planning Manager
City of Moscow
504 S. Washington Street
Moscow, ID 83843
mray@ci.moscow.id.us
(208) 883-7008

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MCC 4-1-6 - Definitions
17. Bedroom. A room within an apartment unit other than a living room, kitchen, 
bathroom, eating area or utility room which may be used for sleeping purposes.A 
room other than a living room, kitchen, or bathroom containing an egress window 
and a minimum of seventy (70) square feet of floor area with no horizontal dimension 
less than 7 feet. 
46. Dwelling, Single Family. A detached building or manufactured home containing 
one (1) kitchen designed for, and occupied exclusively by, one (1) family. A second 
kitchen may be permitted so long as there is open communication throughout the 
entire building, and a deed restriction is recorded against the property stating that the 
building shall only be occupied by one (1) family. The classification “single family 
dwelling” shall include any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally 
and/or physically handicapped or elderly persons reside; and which is supervised. 
Resident staff, if employed, need not be related to each other or to any of the 
mentally or physically handicapped or elderly persons residing in the home. No more 
than two (2) such staff shall reside in the dwelling at any one (1) time.
49. Dwelling, Two (2) Family. A building containing two (2) kitchens and designed to 
be occupied by two (2) families living independently of each other.
50. Dwelling, Multi-Family. A building designed to house three (3) or more families 
living independently of each other and having one (1) yard in common.
51. Dwelling Unit. A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping 
facilities for one (1) family. Housekeeping facilities provide permanent provisions for 
living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and shall be limited to one (1) 
kitchen and one (1) washer and dryer set per dwelling unit unless otherwise 
permitted by this Code. The term "dwelling" shall not be deemed to include motel, 
hotel, tourist home, bed and breakfast inn, or boarding house.
56. Family. 
a. For purposes of this “family” definition: 
1) “related” shall mean persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, 
and/or guardianship or other duly authorized relationship, and 
2) “family” shall not mean any society, club, fraternity, sorority, 
association, lodge, federation, bed and breakfast inn, boarding house, 
residential rental unit, or other like use or organization, and 
3) there shall be no more than one (1) “family” per dwelling unit, unless 
otherwise permitted by this Code. 
4) “living together as a single housekeeping unit” shall mean where all 
occupants of the dwelling unit enjoy a common right to use the entire 
dwelling, despite informal arrangements among members to designate 
Commented [CR1]:  Or door?
Commented [CR2]:  I would suggest striking 
“permanent”.  I think this is pretty standard 
language.  However, it’s not the permanent 
facilities that get us.  It’s the plug and play 
appliances.

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certain areas as individual sleeping spaces, and where such persons 
share household living arrangements, including, but not limited to, 
rental or mortgage payments, utility payments, groceries, chores, 
maintenance of the premises, and common sanitary, living, and 
cooking supplies and/or facilities. 
5) “related by blood” shall mean persons related in any combination of the 
following: parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-
siblings, half-siblings, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, grandparents, 
grandchildren, great grandparents, great grandchildren, and first 
cousins. 
b. One (1) or more related persons living together as a single housekeeping unit 
in a dwelling unit; or 
c. Not more than four (4) persons living together as a single housekeeping unit 
in a dwelling unit, when one (1) or more of them is not related to any other 
person in such dwelling unit; or 
d. Two (2) persons who are not related and any number of additional persons 
related to either of such two (2) unrelated persons, as long as all persons are 
living together as a single housekeeping unit in such dwelling unit; or 
e. Eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally and/or physically handicapped or elderly 
persons reside; and which is supervised. Resident staff, if employed, need not 
be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped or 
elderly persons residing in the home. No more than two (2) such staff shall 
reside in the dwelling at any one (1) time.
61. Functional Open Space. Land within a development which is permanently 
reserved as open space, free from permanent structures, useful for recreational or 
social use by the residents of the development, or others; such space shall not 
include streets, roadways or parking areas.. Such space shall be located on the 
ground level and may be provided via a private yard, deck, or patio area. Functional 
open space shall not include parking areas and the smallest dimension of such open 
space shall not be less than fifteen feet (15’).
**optionally, we could state that the required front yard area not be used to satisfy 
the open space requirement.  
76. Kitchen. Any rooms used or intended or designed to be used for cooking and/or 
preparation of food. That portion of a dwelling unit devoted to the preparation or 
cooking of food for the purpose of consumption by residents of the dwelling unit. Any 
food preparation area with cooking facilities (i.e., stove, oven, hot plate, and/or 
microwave oven, refrigerator, or sink) or with a natural gas stub or supply or a 220-
volt electrical outlet/wiring is a kitchen for purposes of this Code.
MCC 4-6-2.A.6 – Design requirements for parking lots
Commented [CR3]:  I like the idea of not 
counting the front yard.

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d. Parking lots and spaces shall be designed such that their use will not require 
backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right of way. Parking 
spaces provided for single- family and two (2) family dwellings are exempt from this 
requirement, unless the street being accessed is a designated arterial street or there 
is more than one (1) detached single-family or two (2) family dwelling upon a single 
lot. The continuation, alteration, expansion, relocation, reconstruction, or 
replacement of a single or a two (2) family dwelling, for which the parking requires 
backing or maneuvering within a designated arterial street right-of-way, shall be 
allowed where such situation existed prior to May 1, 2003, notwithstanding the 
nonconformity regulations of this Zoning Code. Additional parking required as a 
result of the expansion, alteration, reconstruction, or replacement of any such two (2) 
family dwelling shall meet the parking design standards required at the time of the 
building permit application. Where backing movements are proposed within an alley 
right-of-way, a sidewalk with a minimum width of three feet (3’) shall be provided 
adjacent to the parking lot between the parking lot and the use served by the parking 
lot.
e. Parking lots and spaces shall be designed such that a vehicle shall not be 
required to cross another parking space to gain access to a required parking space 
(tandem configuration) except for parking spaces serving single-family, two (2) 
family, twinhome, and townhouse dwellings. Parking serving more than one (1) 
detached single-family or two (2) family dwelling upon a single lot shall not be 
permitted to be tandem, except as provided below.  Tandem parking may be allowed 
for multi-family dwellings or more than one (1) detached single-family or two (2) 
family dwelling upon a single lot under the following conditions: 
i.
The purpose of the parking design is to provide enclosed garages for the 
multi-family dwelling resident use; 
ii.
The tandem parking spaces (the parking space within the garage and in front 
of the garage) are assigned and furnished for use by the occupants of a 
single-family dwelling unit without separate, additional compensation; and 
iii.
No more than fifty percent (50%) of the required parking may be provided in a 
tandem configuration.
MCC 4-6-2.E
E. Off-Street Parking Schedule: Parking spaces required for designated uses in all 
zoning districts, except within Section 4-6-5(E)(4) below, are established as follows: 
1. Compact Spaces: An allowance of thirty five percent (35%) of the total 
number of spaces required may be identified and used as compact car 
spaces. These spaces shall be conveniently located and provided with 
adequate signage. 
2. Fractional Requirements: Fractional requirements shall require one (1) 
space. 
Commented [CR4]:  I still wonder if tandem 
should be limited to single-family homes.

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3. Area Calculation: Except as otherwise indicated, area measurements are 
given in gross floor area. Restroom facilities and areas used for storage 
may be excluded from the floor area calculation.
4. Bedroom Calculation: Any separate room which has an egress window or 
door and a minimum of seventy (70) square feet of floor area with no 
horizontal dimension less than 7 feet which could legally be used as a 
sleeping room, regardless of whether such room is labeled as a den, 
study, office, or similar, shall be counted as a bedroom for the purposes of 
parking calculation.

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