Board and planners debate phasing rules and protections for existing homes

Aug 19, 2026

Discussion focused on whether to phase development by keeping some outer areas zoned agricultural until infrastructure extends, and on whether existing homes in rezoned areas remain legal nonconforming uses that can be sold.

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Trustees and plan commissioners discussed tools to phase growth so development fills adjacent areas before expanding outward and considered how the zoning code could be written to discourage repeated exceptions. Spencer Brault said the comprehensive plan already calls for phased development: "Land development should be phased starting adjacent to existing development areas and expanding out over time."

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