Commission confronts ambiguity in setback rules after code change on road easements

Mar 5, 2026

Commissioners said the adoption of language about 'town road easement' has altered how front setbacks are measured in some cases, generating examples where lot owners end up with much larger setbacks; staff will seek legal interpretation and prepare clarifying redlines for trustees.

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Commissioners spent the largest portion of the session walking through three example lot configurations to show how measuring setbacks from the edge of a constructed road, a platted easement or the lot line changes buildable area.

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