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Council directs attorney to draft ordinance on stand‑alone residential garages with several changes
Summary
Fergus Falls City Council debated planning commission recommendations for stand‑alone garages and directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance that removes a proposed maximum lot‑size restriction, retains a 19‑foot sidewall standard, eliminates a city‑resident requirement for applicants and clarifies apron/driveway requirements.
The Fergus Falls City Council debated revisions to a proposed ordinance allowing stand‑alone residential garages and voted to direct the city attorney to draft ordinance language incorporating council changes.
A planning commission memo recommended a draft ordinance; council members raised three recurring concerns: a proposed maximum lot‑size threshold that could prevent owners of large lots from building garages, whether a paved driveway/apron requirement should apply retroactively to existing homes, and whether applicants must be city residents. One council member said restricting large lots would be unfair because…
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