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Morgan Township board debates raising A-1 minimum lot size, directs staff to draft language
Summary
Trustees debated raising minimum lot sizes and road-frontage standards in the township's A-1 agricultural district to reduce multiple driveway cuts and steer larger developments toward RE or conservation subdivisions. Zoning administrator Dale Marshall will rewrite the ordinance language for a vote next month.
Trustees of the Morgan Township zoning board debated raising the minimum lot size and road-frontage requirements for the A-1 agricultural district and directed Zoning Administrator Dale Marshall to rewrite the ordinance language and present it for a vote next month.
The discussion centered on whether the current A-1 standard (3-acre minimum lots with 200 feet of road frontage, as noted in the meeting) allows too many single-lot driveway cuts onto public roads and whether increasing lot-size and frontage minimums would push developers toward established subdivision standards such as RE (Residential Estate) or conservation subdivisions. "It's not something we have to decide tonight, but we need to start really thinking and discussing on it," Marshall said as the board considered wording changes to Article 7 of the township zoning code.
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