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Monroe County approves environmental-constraint exceptions and narrowly passes change to sliding-scale subdivision
Summary
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 approved text amendments to the County Development Ordinance to allow limited exceptions in the environmental constraints overlay and narrowly approved clarified language on the county’s sliding-scale subdivision option, a 2–1 vote on the latter following debate about property rights and long-term restrictions.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 approved two amendments to the County Development Ordinance, clarifying when exceptions can be granted in the environmental-constraints overlay and revising explanatory language for the county’s sliding-scale subdivision provision.
Nestor Jelen, director of planning, told the board the environmental-constraints amendment (Ordinance 2026-05) allows accessory structures or additions on existing lots of record that meet specified criteria — including a maximum accessory footprint of 1,000 square feet and at least 0.25 acres of contiguous buildable area — while excluding accessory dwelling units and other nonconforming situations. Jelen said the changes also correct scrivener errors, adjust terminology from “parcels” to “lots,” and implement recent…
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