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Planning commission begins review to clarify rules for nonconforming buildings
Summary
The commission discussed options to clarify when a nonconforming (noncompliant) building is considered removed and what counts as ordinary maintenance; staff will research definitions and report back.
The Springdale Planning Commission on Sept. 17 spent an extended portion of its meeting discussing the town council's direction to clarify municipal code provisions on noncompliant (nonconforming) buildings and on what counts as ordinary maintenance and repair. No formal action was taken; staff will research options and return with draft language.
Town staff member Nile Connolly told the commission the council asked for clearer definitions of when a building is "removed" and what constitutes "ordinary maintenance and repair." He summarized the current approach: "Noncompliant buildings are ones which complied with the code at the time they were built, but since then, the code has changed…
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