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Steering committee reviews major setback reductions and single industrial district in zoning rewrite
Summary
Stow City planners proposed halving several residential street-side setbacks, consolidating two industrial districts into one, and adding flexibility for building height in exchange for additional setbacks, prompting discussion from committee members.
Ima, a staff member presenting the draft zoning code, told the steering committee the rewrite reduces several street-side setback requirements and consolidates industrial districts. "For R‑1, we changed that from 50 feet to 25 feet," Ima said, and added that R‑2 and RG setbacks were reduced from about 40 feet to 20 feet.
The draft also proposes tying additional building height to larger setbacks in some districts. "We…
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