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Wake Forest pauses full UDO adoption pending changes tied to state law SB 382; staff recommends repeal-and-replace with public engagement

5912563 · October 7, 2025
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Town staff told the council that state law SB 382 (Session Law 2024-57) requires adjustments to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance adoption and recommended a repeal-and-adopt approach with revised public engagement.

Town staff informed the council that the town’s planned adoption of the new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) must be adjusted because of recently enacted state legislation, cited as SB 382 (Session Law 2024-57) and described as containing language on downzoning. Staff said they paused the UDO adoption to analyze impacts and are recommending a repeal-and-adopt process with ordinance revisions to avoid inadvertently reducing permitted uses or densities. The staff representative noted similar actions in peer communities and said that bills…

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