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Commission deadlocks on restricting new 1-acre lots; recommends denying proposed R-1 elimination
Summary
After more than three hours of debate about rural character, affordable housing and infrastructure, the planning commission voted 4–3 to recommend denying ordinance 2025-14, which would have largely eliminated new R-1 (1‑acre) lots in new subdivisions and set a percentage cap for <2‑acre lots.
The Kane County Planning and Zoning Commission on June 11 debated ordinance 2025-14 for over three hours before voting 4–3 to recommend denying the proposed changes. The ordinance would have revised multiple KCLUO chapters to eliminate or sharply limit new R-1 (1‑acre) lots in new subdivisions, set a percentage cap for <2‑acre lots within R-2 zones, and require 500‑foot notice for zone changes.
Sponsor Commissioner Brown said she seeks to…
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