Board debates how to define and enforce restriction on future development
Board members and staff argued over whether to limit future development by building footprint, acreage, or a mappable portion of the parcel; they ultimately approved a geographically defined easterly restriction to improve enforceability.
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Board members debated multiple approaches to limit future development on the split parcel: a 2‑acre residential use area, a 2‑square‑acre footprint around the house, the already‑defined 4‑acre split, or restricting development to nonprime (Class 3) soils. Concerns focused on whether a shape‑based or area‑based limit would be enforceable decades later.
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