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Chester staff previews broad zoning updates: tiny homes, first‑floor commercial rules, containers and enforcement
Summary
Planning staff told the commission Feb. 11 they plan a months‑long overhaul of text in the zoning ordinance to clarify rules on group and transitional homes, tiny houses, conversions to duplexes/triplexes, short‑term rentals, accessory uses, RV/storage and shipping containers, and performance standards (Article 13‑47).
Planning Department staff on Feb. 11 gave the Chester City Planning Commission an overview of a multi‑month effort to update the city's zoning ordinance, focusing on textual clarifications rather than immediate map boundary changes.
"Our zoning ordinance isn't broken. It's actually okay. It's just it needs to be updated," Mr. Fritz, the planning staff presenter, told commissioners as he outlined a work plan that includes internal administration review, follow‑up with council members and public hearings. He said the administration expects to present draft language and explanatory redline text to the commission in coming months and to invite the zoning hearing board and public to workshops and hearings.
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