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Shelton commission continues hearing on proposed age-restricted overlay after questions on scope
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission heard a proposal to add an age-restricted residential overlay allowing 55+ developments near major corridors; commissioners asked staff for parcel mapping and guidance and continued the hearing after a 5-1 vote.
Attorney Steven Bellis presented a proposed zoning text amendment Wednesday that would create an age-restricted residential overlay permitting 55-and-older developments in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones within a quarter-mile of specified major roadways. Bellis described the proposal as an alternative to 8-30g or large PDD applications, limiting eligible parcels to between 1.5 and 6 acres and capping density at seven units per acre.
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