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Brookfield commission files draft regulation language to meet Public Act 25-1 deadlines; discusses parking, middle housing and accessory-apartment changes
Summary
On June 11 the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to file draft local regulation language required under Special Session Public Act 25-1 and to schedule a public hearing (proposed July 23). Commissioners discussed elimination of local minimum floor-area standards for accessory apartments, new middle-housing categories, and removal of parking minimums for multifamily under 16 units unless a mitigation zone applies.
Brookfield’s Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously June 11 to have staff file draft local regulation language required by Special Session Public Act 25-1 and to initiate the formal amendment process, with a public hearing to be scheduled in July.
Chair Kirk Timmerman led commissioners through the state-mandated sections (11, 16–19) the commission must address. Timmerman said the public act requires local language changes and that some items will be decided locally while others fall to the state building code. “The public act is what is the requirement... So those sections I mentioned are the state regulations that make us have to do this language here,” Timmerman said.
Key matters discussed included: removing a local minimum floor area requirement for accessory apartments (so building code and health standards will control minimums), the state definition of "middle housing" (two through nine units) that must be allowed in zones with commercial or mixed use, and changes to parking rules (no parking minimums for multifamily below 16 units unless a traffic mitigation zone is established). Commissioners noted a local multifamily moratorium gives time to prepare mitigation plans and that WestCOG’s regional housing-growth work is ongoing.
The commission directed staff to file the draft language to start the amendment process; the motion passed unanimously. The draft will be posted and revised as needed during the public hearing and comment process. The commission discussed setting a public hearing for July 23 to comply with timelines but emphasized that the public hearing will allow changes before final adoption.
Next steps: staff will file the draft language, post the public notice and return to the commission to set and hold the formal public hearing where residents can comment and the commission can revise language as needed.
