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Madison County officials advise applicant to seek zoning text amendment to allow residence at 27 Jack Shop Road
Summary
Madison County planning staff and supervisors advised applicant Evans Okersen to apply for a zoning text amendment and a "use not provided for" permit so the Planning Commission can consider converting a B-1 business building at 27 Jack Shop Road into a two-bedroom residence; the panel cited ambiguous ordinance language and will hear the case concurrently with the text amendment.
Madison County planning officials advised applicant Evans Okersen on the process to convert a business building at 27 Jack Shop Road into a residence, recommending he file an application for a "use not provided for" and a concurrent zoning text amendment so the Planning Commission can consider the request.
"It's an informal exploratory meeting really to help the applicants explore the process," Planning Commission member Zachary Whitman said at the start of the discussion. Staff and elected supervisors framed the central question as one of interpretation of the county zoning ordinance: whether the proposed conversion fits Appendix 1, Article 8-2-1 (apartment house in existing structure) or 8-2-2 (dwelling located in the main business structure as a secondary use).
Allen Nichols, Madison County…
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