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Board approves R‑3 zoning text changes after extended public debate
Summary
After weeks of public comment and internal debate about infrastructure and school impacts, the Madison County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning text amendment (Article 7, R‑3) proposed by Al Esch to change lot layouts; the planning commission had earlier forwarded a recommendation not to approve.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved a text amendment to Article 7 (R‑3 residential multifamily) aimed at changing lot dimensions and layout standards, a move proponents said would allow more orderly single‑family development and opponents said risked stressing county services.
Al Esch, who proposed the changes, told the board the amendment “is a little bit more orderly and have lot sizes that are manageable for development,” and stressed the…
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