Willard adopts mixed‑use and PDD zoning, updates floodplain rules; aldermen postpone final vote on accessory-dwelling unit details

The Board of Alders of the City of Willard voted on a package of land‑use changes at the meeting: the board adopted amendments to allow mixed‑use development and to reinstate plan development districts (PDDs), and it adopted updated floodplain-management regulations aligned to revised FEMA maps. Separately, the board postponed the second reading on a new accessory‑dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance to give aldermen and members of the public additional time to review standards such as size limits, height/setback rules and owner‑occupancy requirements.

Planning staff described the mixed‑use provision as allowing property eligible on the city’s future‑land‑use map to be rezoned and developed with a combination of multi‑family residential and commercial uses. The PDD language restores an overlay that permits smaller lot sizes in exchange for increased common area and amenities and includes…