The Planning Commission recommended ordinance 19‑2025 to the Village Board, a code amendment aimed at simplifying residential lot and building standards for twin and townhouse buildings and resolving conflicts between dimensional tables and density requirements.

Robin, planning staff, said the 2020 code created several tables and unintended overlaps that made complying with both dimensional standards and density minimums difficult for some projects. The draft consolidates standards into a single table, adds maximum density ranges for each residential zoning band (RE, RL, RN, RM), and treats attached townhomes and twin homes as a single building site for dimensional review before lots are split.

Robin described examples and visual illustrations showing how different neighborhood types and lot sizes relate to the new bands and answered commissioners’ questions about fractional densities and rounding. He also said the draft bars some use variances—specifically those that are essentially de facto rezonings where rezoning would be the proper legislative path—so the Board of Appeals cannot be used to circumvent the planning process.

A commissioner moved to recommend ordinance 19‑2025 (creating code section 90‑1‑10.75 and amending others); the motion was seconded and carried on voice vote. The ordinance is scheduled to move next to the Village Board for final action.