Council commissions building-characteristics study to inform lot-coverage and FAR code options

May 6, 2026

Permit administrator offered to run a 30-hour town building-characteristics survey (footprint, lot coverage, FAR, setbacks) to inform possible code amendments; councilors asked staff to expand the scope to include baseline townwide metrics, which may increase time and costs.

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Staff proposed a building-characteristics study to provide data on footprints, lot coverage, floor-area ratio (FAR), setbacks and non-vegetative cover to inform possible building-code amendments. The permit administrator estimated an initial scope would take roughly 30 hours.

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