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Planning Commission recommends allowing reduced setbacks by conditional use with amendments
Summary
Ordinance 01-26 was amended July 7, 2026 to allow decreases of front, side and rear yard setbacks by conditional use in agricultural districts; the Planning Commission removed the commercial/industrial portion and approved amended setback distances. First reading was performed; second reading set for July 21, 2026.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of Ordinance 01-26 after amending setback distances and removing the Commercial/Industrial district portion. The ordinance would let property owners seek decreased front-yard, side-yard and rear-yard setbacks in agricultural districts through a conditional-use permit rather than a variance. The board amended the text to change front-yard decrease to 20 feet and side/rear-yard decreases to 25 feet in the amended language before recommending approval.
The change replaces a variance-only approach with a conditional-use pathway for certain setback reductions; the first reading was performed on July 7, 2026 and the second reading is scheduled for July 21, 2026. The Planning Commission discussed relative strengths of the conditional-use approach and noted additional review of commercial/industrial boundaries would continue at a future meeting.
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