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Madison County panel agrees to advertise text change to allow limited residences in B‑1 with conditions
Summary
After a lengthy workshop, the Madison County planning commission agreed by straw poll to advertise a zoning amendment that would permit single‑family dwellings in the B‑1 business district by special use permit, limiting occupancy and adding 'existing structure' language to prevent new buildouts from evading zoning, and deleting a related subsection.
Madison County planning commissioners voted in a straw poll to advertise a zoning ordinance amendment to allow limited single‑family residences in the B‑1 business district by special use permit.
The change under consideration would permit a single‑family dwelling or apartment in an existing business structure or an existing accessory building as a secondary use, but would restrict occupancy — for example to property or business owners, family members, or caretakers — and would disallow new construction built specifically to sidestep the ordinance. Chair (unnamed) framed the question for the panel and staff said the proposal aims to balance mixed‑use economic development and protections for B‑1’s business character.
Commissioners debated…
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