Board adopts ordinance 26‑3 to revise retreat‑center building limits and add size cap

Planning staff explained that ordinance 26‑3 responds to a property-owner request to alter the county’s retreat-center rules. The amendment removes the prior limit of one communal building, increases allowable size for individual buildings, and adds a cap measured as a percentage of total property area—planning staff cited a 1.5% cap as the example used in the recommendation.

The planning commission recommended approval and staff noted the amendment can be posted once signed. The board adopted ordinance 26‑3 as presented by voice vote. "So it added a percentage for a cap... in this case, 1.5% of total property square footage," planning staff said when summarizing the amendment.