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Council amends draft barndominium ordinance to allow taller accessory sidewalls

5393540 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

After discussion, the council approved Ordinance 25-03 with a change permitting up to 16-foot sidewall height for the accessory/garage portion of barndominiums, rather than limiting the increase by lot size.

The East Bethel City Council adopted revisions to a draft ordinance regulating “barndominiums,” approving a change that permits a 16-foot sidewall height for the accessory building (garage) portion of such structures.

Planning staff said the Planning Commission had recommended a modification to allow 16-foot sidewall height for barndominiums on parcels of five acres or more, reasoning that…

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