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Argyle commission raises Old Town 2 home size limits, eases garage rules
Summary
The commission approved an ordinance amendment to Old Town 2 standards, raising the maximum conditioned floor area from 2,200 to 3,000 square feet, increasing allowable garage frontage to 50%, and raising a third‑garage cap to 500 square feet while removing a minimum front‑porch roof pitch requirement.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on March 5 approved an ordinance amendment to the Old Town 2 zoning district that relaxes several home‑size and garage standards to reduce the number of future variance requests.
Harrison, the town’s director of community development, said the changes were prompted by repeated variance requests from homeowners building under the Old Town 2 standards. The draft ordinance raises the maximum…
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