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Council approves first reading of RM zoning changes to set acreage, density and fee-in-lieu rules
Summary
The Nibley City Council advanced Ordinance 25-15, which revises the mixed residential (RM) zone to set minimum and maximum acreage, tweak density allowances and add an option for fees in lieu of certain on-site amenities; the council also added an amendment requiring council approval for any fee-in-lieu agreements.
Nibley City Council on July 10 advanced ordinance 25-15, a revision to the city's mixed residential (RM) zoning rules, after a lengthy presentation by planning staff and discussion with the planning commission. Council members voted to advance the ordinance after adding language that any fee-in-lieu of required open space or amenities must be approved by the council as part of a development agreement.
Planning staff summarized the changes as a set of technical and policy adjustments to how the RM and related RPUD zones are applied in the city. "So the there's currently no regulation on the size of the RM zone. It is being proposed that it's that an RM zone would need to be between 10 and 40 acres," planning staff Levi said during the presentation.
The ordinance would (among other changes) set a 10-to-40-acre size range for new RM zones, reduce one related minimum from 40 acres to 20…
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