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Buchanan County approves zoning ordinance and land-use plan amendments on second reading
Summary
On April 6 the board approved second readings of a zoning ordinance amendment clarifying accessory building rules (setbacks, height and rear-yard coverage) and a land use plan amendment that removes obsolete charts and census tables; both items passed unanimously.
Buchanan County supervisors on April 6 approved the second readings of a zoning ordinance amendment and a companion amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Zoning Director Amber Lorenzen presented the ordinance language and tables. The zoning amendment clarifies accessory-building rules across zoning districts (side and rear placement, required five-foot clearance between principal and accessory buildings, limits on rear-yard coverage and height caps of 18–28 feet in certain contexts) and restates bulk requirements for the A-1, A-2, R-1 and R-2 districts. The board recorded unanimous votes in favor of the second reading (Resolution 26-37).
Lorenzen also presented a Land Use Plan amendment (Resolution 26-38). Planning and Zoning removed obsolete charts and Census data from the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, moved figures to the back of the document and updated the cover photo and lists of current board and commission members. After the public hearing the board approved the second reading by unanimous vote.
Both measures advanced by the second-reading votes recorded at the April 6 meeting; the transcript records the board’s action as approving the second readings following presentations and public hearings earlier in the session.
