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Council adopts revised lot and building design standards, asks utilities commission to review CBD incentive policy
Summary
Brainerd City Council adopted Ordinance 15-78 to change lot size, frontage and façade rules in several zoning districts and approved summary publication. The council also voted to ask the Public Utilities Commission (BPU) to review the city—s Central Business District incentive policy before staff revisits fees tied to mixed-use development.
The Brainerd City Council on Jan. 21 adopted Ordinance 15-78, revising lot standards and building design requirements in several zoning districts and approving summary publication of the ordinance.
The ordinance changes include adjusted lot size and lot-frontage requirements and revised garage setbacks in the CN‑1, CN‑2, TN‑1 and TN‑2 zoning districts; higher facade standards for one- to four-unit buildings; an allowance for duplex dwellings in the Rural Living‑2 district; and allowance of mixed-use development in the Commercial Corridor (making it similar to main‑street districts that currently prohibit ground‑floor residential). Community Development Director…
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