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Carbondale council adopts 1.5-mile extraterritorial zoning boundary language and will consult Murphysboro on western line

2904533 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a resolution to include proposed 1.5-mile extraterritorial zoning boundary information in the 2025 comprehensive plan and directed staff to begin discussions with the City of Murphysboro about the western boundary.

The Carbondale City Council on April 10 voted to adopt a resolution approving the city —3mile extraterritorial zoning boundary to be included in the 2025 comprehensive plan and directed staff to begin discussions with the City of Murphysboro to determine the western boundary line.

Staff explained the extraterritorial jurisdiction allows the city authority to enforce zoning and subdivision regulations up to 1.5 miles outside the city limits, a practice used to manage future growth.…

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