Rule 122:5-4-05 | State Model Zoning Plan.
When considering adopting pro-housing policies involving zoning plans, applicants may consider the following zoning policies:
(A) Increasing unit density per acre, starting with two units per acre;
(B) Reducing requirements of minimum lot size, starting with an average of seven thousand five hundred square feet;
(C) Reducing mandatory setback requirements, starting with six feet;
(D) Reducing mandatory open space requirements, starting with twenty-five per cent of gross acreage;
(E) Inspection, plan, impact, or water and sewer tap fee reductions or eliminations;
(F) Allowing the use of both rigid and flexible pavement types; and
(G) Conducting and implementing traffic studies and thoroughfare plans.
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