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Planning board asks council to change front-yard setback, side-fence height and driveway rules
Summary
The New Milford Planning Board recommended three zoning-text amendments: adopt a uniform 30-foot front-yard setback, allow side-yard fences up to 6 feet, and add driveway-width/curb-cut standards to the one- and two-family dwelling standards; council directed staff to draft language and return it to the planning board for confirmation.
The New Milford Planning Board sent three recommendations to the mayor and council for zoning-code changes that the council discussed at its February work session.
The recommendations are: (1) repeal the existing provision that sets front-yard setbacks by averaging neighboring setbacks and instead require a uniform 30-foot front-yard setback in the applicable district; (2) amend subsection 20.14(b)(2) to permit side-yard fences up to six feet in height…
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