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Commissioners approve accessory-dwelling rules, new 'fueling center' definition and three rezonings
Summary
Tippecanoe County commissioners adopted an ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units in agricultural and rural estate zones, created a new zoning category for hybrid fueling centers, and approved three rezoning/commitment requests in a 3-0 vote.
Tippecanoe County commissioners on March 3 adopted an ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units in specified rural zones, approved a new zoning definition for hybrid fueling centers and approved three related rezoning and commitment requests, each by a 3-0 vote.
The accessory dwelling unit ordinance limits the new unit to a subordinate dwelling on the same lot, requires owner occupancy of one of the dwellings, caps the accessory unit at no more than 50% of the main house’s area and sets a hard ceiling of 750 square feet for the unit. "It allows you to create a unit within the interior of the existing structure, it could be an attachment or it could be detached," Ryan [last name not specified], Area Plan staff, told the board. "It is ultimately a subordinate, residential dwelling." The county version restricts the use to agricultural (A, AA, AW) and rural estate (RE)…
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