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Commission debates nonconforming‑use rules, lot‑line adjustments and workforce‑housing language
Summary
Mariposa County planning staff and commissioners spent the Aug. 8 meeting reviewing proposed nonconforming‑use provisions, lot‑line adjustment rules for substandard parcels, and whether to incorporate workforce housing and alternative housing types (including Title 25) into the county development code.
The Mariposa County Planning Commission on Aug. 8 spent extensive time reviewing proposed code language on nonconforming structures and parcels, lot‑line adjustments, and options for workforce and alternative housing types.
Planning Director Steven and members discussed several recurring concerns: (1) whether nonconforming structures should be allowed a fixed percentage expansion (the draft carries forward a 50 percent rule from current code and staff noted historic 10 percent administrative limits had caused similar conflicts), (2) whether the current 36‑month discontinuance window for legal nonconforming rights should be lengthened (multiple commissioners…
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