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Warrenton planning commission backs zoning amendments, narrows firewall requirement
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of an amendment to Chapter 405 that rewrites residential-use definitions, adjusts setback measurement, clarifies a boundary‑adjustment process and updates PUD standards; commissioners agreed to limit a required common-wall firewall to the underside of the roof.
Warrenton Planning and Zoning Commission members recommended approval Thursday of an ordinance amendment to Chapter 405 that rewrites residential-use definitions, updates the planned unit development (PUD) process and adjusts setback and firewall language.
The ordinance, identified in the packet as ADM 142, "cleans up a lot of the definitions," Planning and Zoning Officer Mr. Burks told the commission. He summarized the principal changes as three residential categories — single-family detached; single-family attached (two to four units); and multifamily (five or more units, which continue to require a PUD) — and updates to the PUD and conditional-use standards to reflect recent case law.
The revision matters because it reshapes how housing types will be classified and reviewed in Warrenton. The new single-family attached definition is a conditional use only in…
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