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Council adopts UDO housekeeping amendments to align local code with 2045 comprehensive plan

3549006 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

Suffolk City Council approved a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to remove redundant references to prior comprehensive plans and to let the 2045 plan lead zoning-place type relationships; staff outlined next implementation steps including a fiscal-impact review matrix and potential UDO changes to encourage affordable housing.

Suffolk City Council voted 8-0 to adopt OTA 2024-07, an ordinance text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that updates cross-references and removes redundant land-use place-type descriptions so the 2045 comprehensive plan serves as the primary reference. The change is characterized by staff as a housekeeping measure to reduce contradictions between the UDO and the new comp plan.

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