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Aberdeen board loosens subdivision rules, allows limited flag lots and single-family homes on thoroughfares
Summary
The Aberdeen Town Board on Jan. 27 approved changes to subdivision rules (TA-24-06) that remove a restrictive depth-to-width lot ratio and relax limits on single-family detached dwellings along thoroughfares; the board adopted an amendment permitting one flag lot per 30 lots and voted 5-0 to pass the ordinance.
The Aberdeen Town Board on Jan. 27 approved a text amendment to its Unified Development Ordinance that removes several constraints staff said were preventing reasonable subdivision of long, deep parcels and that had limited single-family detached housing along major roads.
Planning Director Pam Graham told the board the changes stemmed from staff work with an owner of an 8.91-acre parcel who wanted to create a second detached single-family lot. Graham said staff found “arbitrary” limits—such as a provision capping lot depth at four times width and rules that limited residential uses…
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