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Planning staff previews tiered natural‑resources overlay map; residents raise concerns about small‑lot impacts
Summary
Staff presented a new tiered natural resources overlay (base, mid, high tiers) adapted from county mapping and said draft land‑development regulations and exemptions for small projects will be released for public review this winter; residents asked staff to evaluate how the map and setbacks would affect small in‑town lots and workforce housing.
Planning staff presented a high‑level overview Nov. 17 of a proposed natural resources overlay (NRO) for Jackson that maps environmental sensitivity in three tiers — base, mid and high — and explained how the town’s approach will differ from the county’s mapping and land‑development regulations.
Ryan Hostetter, of the town’s long‑range planning team, described the multi‑year mapping process, which originally identified 17 focal species and used weighted habitat layers. He said the county completed an updated map that the town is adapting and that the town’s final regulations will take into account smaller lot sizes and more urban conditions inside town.
Staff said the base tier would be ‘‘business as usual’’…
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