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Planners tab zoning map and ordinance revisions after broad opposition to short-term rental ban
Summary
The Planning Commission opened a public hearing on proposed zoning map and ordinance amendments — including converting many R-1 lots to a new ROS district and a proposed ban on short-term rentals — but tabled the package after extensive public comment and asked staff to remove the short-term rental prohibition for separate study.
Harrison Township officials opened a public hearing Dec. 18 on a package of zoning map and ordinance amendments that would recategorize many R-1 single-family lots to a new Recreation and Open Space (ROS) district, adjust RM-1/RM-2 designations, revise definitions for contemporary residential uses, add a residential clustering option, revise planned unit development standards, and prohibit short-term rentals in residential districts. The commission tabled the item for further work and asked the planner to verify parcel rezoning and to remove the short-term rental issue from the current amendment package.
Adam Young, Township Planner, described the map changes and a broad set of ordinance changes: new and revised definitions for residential uses and care facilities, establishment of a residential clustering…
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