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Heath council tightens appearance and open‑space rules, sets 800‑ft standard for new subdivisions
Summary
Heath City Council on Jan. 14 adopted text amendments to the city code strengthening anti‑monotony rules for single‑family homes and establishing an 800‑foot open‑space adjacency standard for new subdivisions, and clarified that the open‑space distance will be measured as a straight line property‑line to property‑line.
Heath City Council on Jan. 14 moved to strengthen the city’s appearance and subdivision standards, adopting code amendments the city says implement goals of the 2018 comprehensive plan.
Anti‑monotony / appearance code
Staff presented an amendment to the appearance code (Title 15, Chapter 153) intended to reduce repetitive house designs. The current ordinance prevents issuance of a building permit for a single‑family dwelling ‘‘similar in appearance’’ to another within 400 feet on the same street and 250 feet in any direction; the amendment replaces that distance with 5,280 feet (one mile) measured from the…
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