Council hears draft code changes on undersized lots, variance rules and data centers
Staff presented draft amendments to chapters 30 and 32 clarifying 'existing lots of record' requirements, raising buildable-area minimums (1 acre platted, 2.5 acres unplatted), aligning variance criteria with state 'practical difficulties' standard, and adding a prohibition on data centers due to limited municipal utilities.
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Jennifer, planning staff, reviewed proposed amendments to the subdivision (chapter 30) and zoning (chapter 32) codes. She said the draft seeks to align conveyance language, reaffirm a historical cutoff date (04/21/1961) for recognizing lots of record, and set a 1-acre minimum of buildable area for platted lots. For unplatted lots created by 'meets and bounds,' staff proposed a 2.5-acre minimum to avoid the variance process.
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