Jackson Council adopts LDR tweaks on nonconforming buildings, parking standards

Jackson’s Town Council approved two Land Development Regulation updates on March 2, adopting Ordinance 1452 (nonconforming development) and Ordinance 1453 (parking/loading standards and administrative adjustments). The changes are part of case P25-176, which staff described as six targeted amendments intended to clarify how the code is applied in day-to-day development reviews. (Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda Packet)

On nonconforming development, the adopted language clarifies that certain “lot, bulk and form” nonconformities should not, by themselves, block a building expansion, and it removes a separate subsection that had dealt specifically with “nonconforming building façade width.” (Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda Packet)

On parking and administrative adjustments, the ordinance updates the code section on required parking so the planning director may approve reduced parking quantities (and related dimensions like stall lengths or drive-aisle widths) through the existing administrative-adjustment process, based on reliable information showing a reduced standard is workable. (Regular Town Council Meeting Agenda)

The ordinances received first reading Feb. 2 and second reading Feb. 17 before final adoption March 2. (Regular Town Council Meeting Agenda; Regular Town Council Meeting; Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda Packet)