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Commission explores caps on accessory structures, debates 6,500 vs. 9,000 square-foot tiers
Summary
Springdale commissioners reviewed staff analysis of existing properties and discussed a tiered cap on total building area to limit oversized accessory buildings. Staff will return with revised language reflecting commission direction.
The Springdale Planning Commission on March 5 continued a months-long discussion about accessory structures, view-shed protections and proposed limits on total building area for residential parcels.
Staff presented an analysis of existing properties by zone and parcel size and proposed tiered maximums for total building area. Commissioners narrowed toward a structure that would set graduated caps by parcel-size tiers and discussed specific numeric thresholds (6,000–6,500 square feet for smaller parcels; 7,500 for mid-sized parcels; and 9,000 for the largest parcels) while debating whether to keep or drop an alternate allowance that would permit additional buildings outside a set radius.
Tom Kinston (building inspector/town…
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