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Board approves first reading to allow detached accessory structures in front yards
Summary
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors approved on the first of three readings an amendment to the county zoning ordinance to remove a prohibition on detached accessory structures in front yards, aligning the ordinance with a state code requirement for accessory dwelling units; setbacks and sight-line rules will still apply.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 6 approved on the first of three readings an amendment to the county zoning ordinance that removes a ban on detached accessory structures in front yards, a change county staff said is needed to align local rules with state law governing accessory dwelling units.
County staff told the board that state code requires accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be allowed in some front-yard situations if minimum setbacks are…
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