Commission discusses strategic R2 expansion but cautions about comprehensive-plan and infrastructure limits
Commissioners debated expanding R2 zoning to increase density but staff warned that county-initiated rezonings would likely require comprehensive-plan map changes and board initiation; currently less than 1% of county land is zoned R2, and infrastructure (water/sewer, roads, power) constrains where higher density is feasible.
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Commissioners spent substantial time Feb. 11 evaluating whether to pursue strategic expansion of the county’s R2 zoning district to enable more dense residential development near water and sewer. Staff said R2 zoning (served by public water and sewer) allows quarter-acre lot sizes and in some cases multifamily or townhouse development, but that less than 1% of county land is currently zoned R2, which limits where that housing can occur.
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