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Planning commission authorizes citizen review of middle-housing code update to comply with House Bill 27-21
Summary
Planning staff asked the Planning Commission to initiate a Land Development Code text amendment to implement state House Bill 27‑21 and received direction to begin drafting, while taking public feedback during the initiation step.
The Planning Commission on Wednesday authorized staff to begin drafting a text amendment to the Town’s Land Development Code to implement House Bill 27‑21, the 2024 state law that expands where duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes may be built.
Planning Planner Ashley McDonald told the commission the amendment will revise multiple LDC sections — base zoning district and use regulations, overlay district regulations, and additional use and site regulations — to put the town’s standards in conformity with HB 27‑21, adopted in February 2024. “If the town does not adopt regulations allowing middle housing in these scenarios, it will be allowed on all lots zoned for single‑family without limitation,” McDonald said.
Why it matters: HB 27‑21…
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