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Committee moves drain-tile and flood-control requirement to investment-property section, lowers substantial-improvement trigger to 35%

Berwyn Building and Zoning Committee · November 5, 2025
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Summary

Committee members agreed to relocate the drain-tile/flood-control requirement into the investment-property section of the code and to lower the substantial-improvement threshold from 50% to 35% for investment properties; staff will add a clear definition of 'investment property' and send the draft to legal and council.

Staff presented ordinance amendments to relocate drain-tile and flood-control requirements into the section covering investment properties and to lower the substantial-improvement threshold from 50% to 35% for investment properties. The stated purpose is to avoid imposing drain-tile and water‑service upgrades on homeowners recovering from events such as floods or fires while ensuring investment properties undertaking large…

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