Work session explores 19 zoning text changes: ADUs, missing‑middle housing, family definitions and garage design

Jul 10, 2026

Staff and an intern presented 19 proposed text changes to the zoning ordinance to expand missing‑middle housing, relax some ADU rules (including owner‑occupancy and minimum sizes), align definitions with the Fair Housing Act, and consider allowing modest garage protrusion to enable builder prototypes. Commissioners asked for design standards and staged packaging.

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At a July 9 work session immediately following the regular meeting, the Mount Pleasant Planning Department and intern Lily Reel walked the Planning Commission through a package of 19 proposed zoning text changes intended to increase housing supply and reduce regulatory barriers.

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