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Commission recommends ADU text amendment with 1-acre minimum to expand housing options
Summary
The commission recommended a text amendment (25PC84) to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Ag, R1 and R2 districts, adding standards including 450–900 sq ft size limits, max two bedrooms, owner-occupancy, deed restriction, and a 1-acre minimum parcel requirement the commission added by motion.
The Lee County Regional Planning Commission recommended a text amendment (petition 25PC84) to permit accessory dwelling units — often called ADUs or tiny homes — in Agricultural, R1 and R2 zoning districts with specific limits and conditions.
Zoning Administrator (Speaker 2) described the proposal as modeled on LaSalle County language and said the change responds to a recent uptick in requests: "At that time, we were getting maybe 4 requests a year for this type of use. Since I would say about third quarter of last year, that has increased to about 1 to 4…
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