Planning commission asks council to table Ordinance 51 and initiates its own study of driveway and accessory-structure rules

The Macedonia Planning Commission on Aug. 18, 2025 voted to recommend that City Council indefinitely table Ordinance 51 and asked the commission to initiate its own amendment study of driveway-surfacing and accessory-building standards.

Ordinance 51 would amend municipal zoning text related to parking and residential districts by adding or revising language in sections the staff memo identified as 11-63-02 H2/H3 and 11-71-12 E. The proposed changes included a requirement that primary driveways for new residential construction be a hard surface (concrete or asphalt) and language addressing when an accessory building or detached garage that can store vehicles must be reached by a paved driveway. Staff presented draft text and several commissioners raised a range of policy concerns and exceptions.

Why it matters: the proposed language would affect new construction and modifications for residential driveways and for accessory buildings (garages, detached structures), and could…