Director says proposed code changes would reduce rear-yard setbacks in Ridgeview allotment

Planning and Zoning Director Brian Frantz told the Board of Zoning Appeals on June 24 that the Planning Commission is considering amendments to the village’s Planning and Zoning Code that would rezone the Ridgeview allotment from R-1 Single Family Residential to a proposed R-2 Single Family Residential district.

Under the draft changes Frantz described, the applicable rear-yard setback for accessory buildings on the applicant’s lot would be reduced to 30 feet; the applicant in Case No. 03-2026 requested a 20-foot rear-yard setback and the Board granted that variance at the same meeting. Frantz also noted the lot is approximately 0.98 acres and lacks sewer and water, rendering it a legal non-conforming parcel, factors the Board discussed during deliberations.

Frantz characterized the proposed code changes as intended to allow more buildable lot area for smaller lots; the changes are still under consideration by the Planning Commission and were not adopted at the BZA meeting. Any formal adoption would follow the Planning Commission’s process and subsequent public hearings.