Council approves several code amendments, including boundary-adjustment hearing flexibility

Sep 1, 2026

Ordinance 8-2026 updates River Heights municipal code: it revises definitions (adding ADU-related definitions), allows a zoning administrator discretion to require public hearings for minor boundary adjustments, and adjusts several tables and parking provisions.

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On Sept. 1 the River Heights City Council adopted Ordinance 8-2026, which updates multiple sections of the city code. Changes include new and revised definitions (including formal ADU, DADU and IADU entries), removal of a multiple-family (townhouse) definition, adjustments to area/regulation tables tied to the Senior Citizen PUD, and a provision that allows the zoning administrator discretion to require public hearings for boundary-line adjustments deemed to affect neighbors.

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