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Commissioners discuss zoning-comp plan mismatch, utilities and transitional lot sizes
Summary
Members discussed mismatches between zoning and the comp plan (e.g., 10-acre zoning vs. comp plan densities), the feasibility of extending water and sewer, and whether to create a 'transitional' land-use category with 2-acre or 5-acre minimums to bridge growth areas and rural zones.
Commissioners and staff discussed a recurring mismatch between zoning ordinance minimum lot sizes (10 acres in much of the county) and comp plan density language (including references to 1 dwelling unit per 8 acres in rural areas), which complicates rezoning and subdivision requests. "That will be the the goal of this this endeavor certainly to have consistency," the presenter said, stressing the need to align map designations, comp plan narrative and zoning to allow intended densities.
The group debated practical lot sizes outside growth areas: staff suggested a 2-acre minimum in areas with water and sewer and 5-acre minimums farther out as a transitional approach, while conservation subdivisions could allow lower per-lot footprints near growth edges. Commissioners also flagged that extending utilities requires easements across private property and developer buy-in for stub-outs; as a result, staff will coordinate with utilities to assess feasibility before final recommendations.
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