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Mayville commission to revisit zoning code after members call B1/B2 rules 'a mess'
Summary
Commissioners discussed a broad rewrite of Mayville’s zoning code (B1, B2, M1) to simplify inconsistent listings, add service‑industry allowances with employee caps, and consider tiny‑home options; the commission tabled the item to the Sept. 25 meeting for further drafting.
Members of the Mayville Planning Commission agreed to defer a series of zoning‑code revisions after a wide-ranging discussion about inconsistencies in the city’s commercial and industrial districts and possible changes to encourage small businesses and alternative housing.
One commissioner who reviewed the packet told colleagues the B1 and B2 sections are inconsistent and ‘‘a mess,’’ pointing to duplicative language that lists the same uses as both principal and conditional. The commissioner recommended making the central business district list…
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