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Plan Commission recommends Village Board update rules for accessory buildings and structures
Summary
The Village of Jackson Plan Commission on Jan. 16 recommended the Village Board approve Ordinance 25-01 to amend municipal code §48-108, clarifying definitions and setbacks for sheds, accessory buildings and structures and allowing larger detached buildings in certain subdivisions.
The Village of Jackson Plan Commission on Jan. 16 recommended that the Village Board approve Ordinance 25-01, which would amend and recreate municipal code section 48-108 to regulate accessory buildings and accessory structures, including sheds, pergolas, private sidewalks and retaining walls.
Planning staff described the ordinance as an effort to permit larger accessory buildings in subdivisions annexed from the former town of Jackson while putting clearer limits and definitions in place. Collin, village planning staff, said the change aims to move some decisions out of the variance process and provide consistent rules for types of structures that were previously allowed by policy but not…
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