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Rathdrum holds workshop on broad Title 15 zoning and code updates
Summary
City staff and council reviewed proposed changes to residential, mixed‑residential and industrial zoning, downtown overlay rules, and administrative relief for accessibility; no final votes were taken at the workshop.
Rathdrum city staff led a workshop on proposed updates to Title 15 of the city code that would change residential zoning designations, add a mixed‑residential option, limit certain industrial uses by size, and tighten rules for accessory structures and annexations.
City staff said the packet is a working summary rather than a final draft and that it will return for public hearings in January. The changes discussed include sunsetting the existing R‑1 and R‑2S zones in favor of new R‑1A, R‑1B and R‑2A categories with larger minimum lot sizes; creating an MRA zone intended to require multifamily development on portions of parcels; reinstating small‑scale manufacturing as a permitted industrial use with a production‑area cap; and new limits and definitions for the downtown overlay district.
The proposed R‑1B would…
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