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Planning commission recommends allowing elevated decks to encroach into rear setbacks, directs staff to clarify downtown limits

City of Middleton Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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The City of Middleton Planning Commission voted to recommend a zoning text amendment to allow elevated decks to encroach into rear setbacks in residential zones, and directed staff to clarify whether mixed‑use downtown zones are excluded or limited to not extend closer than 10 feet to the rear lot line.

The City of Middleton Planning Commission voted to recommend a zoning text amendment that would allow elevated decks to encroach into rear setback areas in residential zoning districts.

Scott, a city staff member presenting the proposal, said the amendment aligns the ordinance with recent practice and cited Daphne's staff report summarizing the factual basis for the change. The draft…

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