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Commission recommends reducing nonconforming-use abandonment window from two years to one
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended adopting a code amendment to align Alpine's abandonment period for legal nonconforming uses with the state default of one year and to remove language that allowed the City Council to reverse discarded uses after the abandonment period.
The Alpine City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend a change to the city’s development code that would shorten the abandonment or discontinuance window for legal nonconforming uses from two years to one year to match state law.
City planner Ryan Robinson told the commission that the current municipal code allows a nonconforming building, structure or use to remain legal for up to two…
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