Council sets July hearing to consider eliminating accessory-structure setback in downtown core

Jun 23, 2025

Council scheduled a public hearing (July 8) to consider a zoning amendment that would align accessory-structure setbacks in the downtown core with primary structures (zero setback), allowing a downtown business to build a pavilion closer to property lines.

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Staff told the council that a downtown business wants to add an accessory pavilion but ran into a code inconsistency: the village zoning code currently requires accessory structures to have a four-foot setback while the original intent for the core downtown allowed zero setbacks for primary structures. To resolve the conflict, staff recommended matching accessory-structure setbacks to primary structures in the core downtown and the council scheduled a public hearing for the July 8 meeting.

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