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Copperton Planning Commission forwards draft zoning changes to council after debates on setbacks and home businesses
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended forwarding proposed zoning edits that would loosen restrictions on accessory structures and home-based businesses — including reduced setbacks and fewer limits on home occupations — while tabling technical items on height and drainage for December.
On Nov. 19, the Copperton Planning Commission voted to forward a package of recommended zoning edits to the Town Council after reviewing proposed changes to accessory-structure setbacks and home-occupation rules and hearing public comment.
The package, discussed in detail by the commission, would modify setback distances for accessory buildings (examples discussed by staff included reducing the distance between a main building and an accessory building from 6 feet to 3 feet and reducing a street-facing setback from 20 feet to 6 feet), relax limits on lot coverage and impervious surfaces, and loosen several restrictions on home-based businesses. Specific changes described at the meeting include removing the code requirement that a person operating a home business must reside in the dwelling at least nine months per year;…
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