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Star council adopts development-code changes to allow narrow annexation waivers, taller backyard fences and temporary markets
Summary
The Star City Council on May 5 adopted ordinance 437-2026 updating the Unified Development Code to permit narrowly scoped exceptions to annexation for lot splits, create a fence-height waiver allowing up to 8-foot rear-yard fences in limited circumstances, and add temporary-use language to allow seasonal events such as farmers markets.
The Star City Council on May 5 adopted ordinance 437-2026 amending Title 8 of the Star Municipal Code to establish a limited special-exception to annexation, allow an administrative fencing-height waiver up to 8 feet in narrowly defined settings and add temporary-use standards to permit seasonal events such as farmers markets.
City planning staff presented three focused changes the council had been discussing for months. Staff described the annexation amendment as a “case-by-case” waiver to avoid forcing property owners to pursue full annexation and public hearings for minor lot splits. The council narrowed the language during deliberations so the new special exception applies…
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