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Board discusses broad zoning review, asks planning commission to assess options
Summary
Supervisors directed staff to ask the planning commission to discuss a comprehensive zoning review — including future land-use mapping and potential ordinance changes to align zoning with the building code — and signaled willingness to budget for consultant work during the fall budget cycle.
The board discussed recurring resident requests to change zoning (for example, from residential to agricultural), sewer and water capacity issues, and how a township‑level comprehensive zoning review could address mismatches between current zoning districts and on‑the‑ground land use.
Staff and the board described a typical process: begin with the comprehensive plan and future land‑use map, propose zoning map adjustments, and consider whether certain technical rules in the zoning ordinance should be removed or aligned with the subdivision and land development ordinance or the building code. The board noted that repeated variances for the same dimensional relief suggest a code adjustment may be warranted.
Supervisors asked staff to place the topic on the planning commission agenda for its next meeting for preliminary feedback; if the planning commission supports a review, the board may request a consultant RFQ during budget season. Staff estimated consultant costs could vary by scope (tens of thousands of dollars) and should be scoped before committing funds.
