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Board adopts zoning updates to allow multifamily units, manufactured home parks and other changes
Summary
Ordinance #2026-06 updates zoning code Chapter 112 to clarify setback & density calculations, expand multifamily allowances in some zones, permit manufactured-home parks in C-2, allow expanded food truck use, and establish standards for private landfills; the Board adopted the ordinance unanimously.
Jefferson County planners presented a set of changes to Chapter 112 of the county zoning code that the Board adopted as Ordinance #2026-06.
Planner Milton Ollerton summarized the proposed amendments: revised setback calculations based on wall height, clarified lot-size reductions when municipal water or sewer is available, a requirement to connect to service within 300 feet, allowance of multifamily housing in Suburban Neighborhood and Commercial-One zones, manufactured home parks in Commercial-Two zones, expanded food-truck allowances in certain residential zones, and standards for private landfills in industrial zones. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
Commissioner Clark moved to adopt Ordinance #2026-06, Commissioner Young seconded, and the Board approved the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote.
Why it matters: the changes adjust permitted uses and development standards across zoning categories, which can affect housing options, mobile food businesses and industrial uses across the county.
