Broad Overview of Changes
Growth will be made easier for:
Country living will be more regulated and restricted:
Large-scale residential development – clearer pathways and more predictable approvals
Commercial and mixed-use projects – expanded flexibility and broader permitted uses
Planned developments – easier to design integrated, higher density communities
Utility-scale and institutional uses – more defined approval frameworks
Professional developers & builders – benefit from standardized, codified processes
Data Centers and other large infrastructure – allowed “by-right” with no need for public hearings
Small-scale agriculture & hobby farms – more permits, definitions, and limitations
Home-based businesses – tighter rules, thresholds, and potential compliance burdens
Family land use flexibility – fewer “by-right” uses, more need for approvals
Agritourism & farm-based income activities – added oversight and use specific rules
“By-right” rural uses – shift toward conditional or special use permits
Introduction of “residential agriculture” – requires home business and adherence to home business rules to sell eggs and other locally produced products