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Centerville council adopts ordinance to ban split zoning, clarifying remedies for mixed-designation lots
Summary
Centerville adopted Ordinance 2026-12 clarifying that split zoning — a single parcel assigned more than one zoning designation — is prohibited and setting a staff-cited process (lot-line adjustment or rezoning) for resolution. Planning staff said only five parcels are affected citywide.
Centerville’s City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on April 21 that codifies the city’s longstanding practice of prohibiting “split zoning” — parcels that carry two different zoning designations — and gives staff a clear code citation to use when such situations arise.
Lisa, a city planning staff member, told the council the change is a staff-initiated clarification. She said split zoning has created regulatory uncertainty (for example, whether agricultural or residential rules apply), but that only a handful of parcels are currently affected.…
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