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Commissioners consider striking rural cluster-density bonus, favor using pieces of it inside urban growth boundary
Summary
The county's cluster density bonus for rural lands drew criticism as too complex and underused; commissioners directed staff to consider removing it from the comp plan and adapt useful elements for targeted use inside the urban growth boundary.
Marion County commissioners discussed whether to keep a cluster density bonus in the comprehensive plan for rural areas, with staff recommending removal or revision because the tool has seen little use and is seen as administratively heavy.
Blair Knighting of Kimley-Horn explained the bonus is limited to rural lands outside the urban growth boundary and farmland-preservation areas and requires a planned-unit development with at least 60% open…
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