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Planning commission to advertise R‑3 zoning text change with 8,000‑sq‑ft minimum after close workshop
Summary
The Madison County Planning Commission voted by a bare majority to advertise a proposed amendment to R‑3 standards that would set an 8,000‑square‑foot minimum lot area for single‑family dwellings in the R‑3 district and refine language for townhouses and multifamily footprints; the item is set for a January public hearing.
The Madison County Planning Commission voted in a straw poll to advertise a zoning‑text amendment that would set an 8,000‑square‑foot minimum lot area for single‑family lots in the R‑3 district and clarify townhouse and multifamily lot standards. The commission directed staff to fine‑tune the language and bring the item to a January public hearing.
Al Esch, the applicant and property owner who presented the fourth workshop on the text amendment, said the change is intended to make some higher‑density housing products economically feasible while preserving open space: “at the end of the day, when you do, you you…
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