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Whitehall staff, petition committee present revisions and case studies for Fairway Boulevard overlay
Summary
City staff and a petition committee discussed how a proposed Fairway Boulevard overlay district would change lot‑split rules, housing types, short‑term rental rules and tree protections; the petition committee said it will submit a redlined modified ordinance during the reconsideration period.
Director of Economic Development Russell presented a set of case studies Tuesday evening to show how the proposed Fairway Boulevard overlay district would operate and how it would differ from the city’s current zoning code.
Russell told the Whitehall City Council the overlay would cover about 141 parcels and change several technical rules that govern lot splits, frontage and permitted building types. "So tonight we're gonna walk you through, example case studies of what could occur on a lot and the repercussions of them," she said during a slide presentation.
Under current city code, lots larger than 1 acre generally require a trip to the Planning Commission and a recorded legal description; the proposed overlay adds a 200‑foot frontage requirement and would leave only two parcels (parcel endings 1764 and 1772) eligible for division under the frontage rule, Russell said. She said a parcel with roughly 226 feet of frontage would face a…
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