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Commission recommends zoning changes to tighten conservation‑subdivision lot sizes and buffers
Summary
Williamson County planning staff proposed text changes to the zoning ordinance to tighten standards for conservation subdivisions in rural zoning districts; the planning commission voted to forward the package to the county commission with a recommendation for adoption.
Williamson County planning staff asked the commission to recommend several text amendments to the county zoning ordinance intended to change how conservation subdivisions are regulated in rural districts. The planning commission voted to forward the proposed amendments to the County Commission with a recommendation for adoption.
Staff said the package would change the minimum lot area for conservation subdivisions in the RP‑5 and RD‑5 districts from one‑quarter acre to one‑half acre, add a new table establishing required open‑space strip widths between building lots and adjoining properties (for example: 50 feet for tracts of 5 acres or…
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