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Reno County planners begin review of Article 13 setbacks, lot-dimension and lot-split rules

3045859 · April 18, 2025
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County planning staff briefed the Planning Commission on possible amendments to Article 13 (setbacks, lot size and lot-dimension rules), including the agricultural lot-split maximum, frontage/depth ratios and homestead-lot exceptions; commissioners asked for visual examples and a continued discussion at the next meeting.

Reno County planning staff opened a broader policy discussion April 17 about possible changes to Article 13 of the county zoning regulations, which govern minimum setbacks, lot area and lot-dimension (width-to-depth) rules that apply to subdivisions, lot splits and boundary adjustments.

Planner Mark (Mark Von Atchin) explained the three administrative processes frequently used when land is reconfigured: boundary adjustments (where no new buildable parcel is created), lot splits/agricultural lot splits (where a parcel smaller than 40 acres is created), and homestead lot splits (larger discretionary splits used in special circumstances). He described how…

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