zero setback zoning ordinance for main street overlay
Downtown setback rules that let Main Street buildings sit closer to the street
Watch how the final ordinance text defines the reduced front-yard setback (including the tie to adjoining residential zoning) and which parcels are inside the overlay district.
Typically discussed at Plan Commission. Check back when the next agenda is published.
City Council unanimously changed the Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District setback rules, letting buildings sit closer to the sidewalk and dropping most side and rear setbacks. The public hearing had three calls and zero speakers, so this big downtown-shaping change moved with no on-the-record resident testimony.
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passed 8-0 City Council · Jun 1, 2026 26-098 Public Hearing for a Proposed Amendment to the City of Two Rivers Zoning Ordinance to Regulate Setbacks for Properties within the Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District
Motion to waive reading and amend the ordinance based on the recommendation of the Plan Commission
Mark Bittner YesDoug Brandt YesKatherine Dahlke YesShannon Derby YesBill LeClair YesDarla LeClair YesTim Petri YesScott Stechmesser YesAdam Wachowski Absent -
passed 7-0 Plan Commission · May 11, 2026 Ordinance to amend Section 10-1-24 C. B-1 Business District, to define setbacks for buildings in the Main Street and waterfront corridor overlay district.
Motion made to recommend approval of the ordinance to the City Council with the updated language changes.
Pat Klein YesKyle Kordell YesRick Inman YesTracey Koach YesKristin Lee YesMatt Heckenlaible YesAdam Wachowski Yes -
tabled Plan Commission · Apr 13, 2026 Ordinance to amend Section 10-1-35.5 Main Street and waterfront corridor overlay district, to define setbacks for buildings.
Motion to table this item to the May 11th meeting.
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A commission update said Main Street was drafting a historic preservation ordinance expected to go to the Plan Commission in April or May.
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The Plan Commission discussed changing the Main Street/waterfront overlay rules to require zero front and side setbacks for B-1 properties, with the stated goal of encouraging more retail-style development.
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The Plan Commission flagged that the draft setback language was unclear and raised potential “vision issues.”
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The Plan Commission tabled the proposed setback change to its May 11 meeting.
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The Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend City Council approve a zoning-ordinance change to spell out building setbacks in the Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District.
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During the May 11 action, the Plan Commission identified a wording issue in the draft: it referred to properties zoned “Waterfront Corridor,” and commissioners said it should refer to the “Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District.”
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City Council held a public hearing on the proposed setback amendment; three calls were made and no one spoke at any call.
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City Council voted 8-0 to pass an ordinance amendment changing setback rules in the Main Street and Waterfront Corridor Overlay District, including reduced front-yard setbacks and eliminating most side-yard and rear-yard setbacks.
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