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Council approves zoning text amendments to clarify residential height measurement and tier drive‑through review (ZOA2025‑0003)
Summary
After a public hearing, the council approved ZOA2025‑0003, which clarifies how residential building height is measured (average front grade to highest roof point), restricts residential height exceptions while leaving nonresidential/mixed‑use exceptions to be clarified, and implements tiered drive‑through definitions that change review authority based on intensity.
The Meridian City Council voted to approve zoning text amendments (file ZOA2025‑0003) that clarify measurement of residential building height and add tiered definitions and review procedures for drive‑through establishments.
Staff presented changes to the measurement section and residential zoning chapters to make clear that residential height is measured from the average grade at the…
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