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Commissioners refer proposed PUD zoning text amendment to APC after agreeing to strike minimum acreage requirement
Summary
The Boone County Board of Commissioners voted to send a proposed text amendment to the county zoning ordinance — which would reduce or eliminate the minimum acreage threshold for planned unit developments (PUDs) near an interstate — to the Area Plan Commission for public hearing and recommendation.
Boone County commissioners voted to refer Ordinance 2025‑O2, a proposed text amendment to the county zoning ordinance governing planned unit developments, to the Area Plan Commission (APC) for public hearing and recommendation.
The ordinance under consideration would alter two elements of the PUD standards: it would remove the minimum-acreage requirement (a former 1,000‑acre threshold that the proposal reduces or strikes entirely) and it would add language addressing when water and sewer service are not available. The proposed utility language requires a PUD to commit to connecting parcels to water and sewer service when those utilities become available.
Why it matters: The change would allow planned unit developments near interstate corridors to be proposed on much smaller parcels than previously required, subject to the zoning review and public‑hearing process. The APC will hold a public hearing; its recommendation will return to the commissioners for final action.
During discussion, one commissioner said the acreage rule was originally tied to a large development (Anson PUD) and suggested the minimum acreage threshold is arbitrary; that commissioner proposed striking the acreage requirement entirely. County staff clarified that the APC may further change the language and that the commissioners retain final authority over any text amendment.
The board approved a motion to refer the draft to APC with the proposed change to strike the minimal acreage requirement. That referral was recorded as approved on a voice vote; no formal vote tally naming individual commissioners was recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: The APC will schedule a public hearing. County staff said proposed language is a public document and will be made available for review before the APC hearing. The commissioners reminded the public that the APC recommendation and any subsequent amendment remains subject to final action by the Board of Commissioners.
