Commission backs RA-5 code changes to frontage requirement and accessory units

Apr 15, 2026

Planning staff proposed restoring a 200-foot frontage requirement in RA-5 and allowing accessory units to have separate entrances if the property owner remains the primary occupant; the commission voted to recommend the proposed amendments to the town council.

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The Daniel Planning Commission voted April 15 to recommend proposed amendments to the RA-5 zoning code that would: (1) return the required lot frontage at the building setback to 200 feet (aligning with the county code in effect when many lots were subdivided), and (2) permit an accessory residential unit to have a separate entrance provided the property owner is the full-time occupant of either the primary or accessory unit.

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