Making An Impact: Community Development February 2022

  • The Town of Herman asked Kevin to help enhance its zoning ordinance’s performance standards, thereby enabling the Town to change several listed business types from conditional to permitted in its ordinance. This revision will streamline the development process for many future business owners, since a conditional use permit will no longer be required in many cases. Neighboring properties, however, will still be protected by the ordinance’s new performance standards.
  • Kevin drafted and submitted a potential revision to a section of a village zoning ordinance related to recreational vehicles parked long-term in residential areas, which generally have not been allowed for aesthetic reasons. The new design standards would allow for more flexibility in the ordinance and may allow residents to park a recreational vehicle on their lot if they complete certain steps to limit visual impacts and maintain the aesthetic character of the neighborhood.
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