Planning Commission Reviews Comprehensive Plan Edits, Directs Edits on Lot‑Size Transition and Water References
During a work session the Planning Commission directed staff to remove a proposed ½‑mile transition provision and to strip references to regulating water wells from the draft Comprehensive Plan; staff also reviewed Managed Growth Areas and a schedule to present the final plan for adoption in May 2026.
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The Planning Commission held a Comprehensive Plan work session after the regular meeting and reviewed proposed edits to the draft plan. Director Toby Stewart led commissioners through changes including the recommendation to strike language that would create a ½‑mile transition zone permitting 10‑acre minimum lots, the addition and definition of Managed Growth Areas (MGAs/ETJs), and updates to maps and interlocal agreement overlays. Stewart said he recommended placing a period after the words “40 acres” and striking the remainder of the paragraph that referenced the ½‑mile transition zone; commissioners agreed.
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