Individual cottage-style homes coming

Cottage-style homes may soon be buildable in more areas in LaGrange if a proposed zoning amendment is approved by the city council.

On Tuesday, the LaGrange City Council held a first reading for a proposed UDO text amendment to Section 25B-20-2 that would allow individual cottage-style homes to be built within the Corridor Medium Density Residential (CR-MR) zoning district.

Currently, single cottages are not allowed within CR-MR zoning districts and would have to be a part of a cottage court-style development.

The Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend the change during its May 13 meeting.

A public hearing was held for the potential change but no one spoke for or against the measure.

In other business the council:

4 Held a first reading to rezoning property located at 815 Leeman Street from Campus General

Industrial and Agribusiness District (CP-GI) to Traditional Neighborhood Mixed Use District (TN-MX) and to amend the Comprehensive Plan Character Area Map.

4 Amended the landfill disposal fee rate to eliminate the declining rate schedule. All customers will now pay the same $31.50 per ton charge no matter how much they dump along with a $25 minimum charge.

4 Appointed Alton West to a one-year term on the Alpha Multi-purpose Center board.

4 Appointed Kimble Carter and Ferrell Blair to five-year terms on the LaGrange Development Authority

4 Appointed Patrick Bowie and Bill Bullock to three-year terms on the LaGrange Gas Authority

4 Appointed Jim Arrington, Quay Boddie, Leon Childs, Darby Pippin, Mark Mitchell, Tom Gore and Nathan Gaskin to the LaGrange Governmental Finance Corporation.

4 Appointed Darby Pippin to a one-year term on the LaGrange Solid Waste Authority.

4 Appointed Adam Johnson to a four-year term on the Tree Advisory Board.

4 Appointed Nikki Franklin, Greg Hall and Katie Van Schoor to two-year terms on the Visit LaGrange Board.

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