Boone County approves zoning text changes for single-family and accessory dwellings; fee schedule tabled
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The board adopted text amendments to allow administrative approval for individual single-family homes in the Agricultural (AG) district and approved standards for accessory dwellings as special exceptions; a proposed area plan commission and building-permit fee schedule was tabled for further review.
Boone County commissioners on Oct. 6 approved amendments to the county zoning ordinance to allow administrative approval of individual single-family residential development in the Agricultural (AG) district and adopted new standards to handle accessory dwellings, while holding a proposed amendment to the area plan commission and building-permit fee schedules for another meeting.
Area Plan Commission staff said the commission had forwarded a favorable recommendation to permit administrative procedures for single-family homes in the AG district, limiting the change to individual homes rather than larger subdivisions. Commissioners voted to adopt the ordinance language intended to streamline single-house approvals in agricultural zoned areas.
On accessory dwellings, the Area Plan Commission reported receiving multiple petitions and having handled requests case-by-case via variance. The new ordinance establishes standards and routes accessory-dwelling petitions to the Boone County Area (BCA) as special exceptions, preserving case-by-case review. Commissioners approved the accessory-dwelling ordinance.
A separate proposal to amend fees — including an updated Area Plan Commission fee schedule and a revised building permit fee structure that would base permit charges on inspection types and establish a per-page fee for planned-unit development (PUD) ordinances — drew concern from a commissioner who said the hourly fee structure and a $100-per-page PUD fee warranted more review. Staff explained building-permit fee changes would be delayed 90 days per state statute to give builders notice; APC and BZA fees would take effect on adoption. A motion to table the fee-schedule ordinance to the next meeting carried.
The board’s actions change review paths for small residential development in the AG district and set a more formal process for accessory dwellings, while delaying implementation of the new fee structure pending further commissioner review.