Springdale planners review draft caps on total development and new viewshed setbacks for accessory buildings

Jan 3, 2025

Commissioners reviewed draft accessory-structure rules including a proposed cap on combined primary and accessory square footage by lot size and new setback rules tied to structure height and ridgeline/mesa edges; commissioners asked staff to revise numerical caps and replace a per-acre concentration rule with a distance‑between‑buildings approach.

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The Springdale Planning Commission on Jan. 2 reviewed draft ordinance language proposing two major changes to accessory-structure regulation: (1) revised setbacks and viewshed protections tied to structure height and landscape features, and (2) a table-based cap limiting the total square footage of development (primary structure plus accessory structures) by lot-size bands.

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