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Planning commission flags UDO language and reiterates town services as annexation incentive
Summary
Commissioners reviewed sections of the Unified Development Ordinance that they say contain outdated or unclear rules—including a 25% accessory‑structure business limit, daycare restrictions in the business district, and multiple residential classifications—and emphasized the town’s streamlined permitting process as an annexation attraction.
The Town of Clayton Planning Commission spent substantial time reviewing possible updates to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and discussing the services Clayton offers to properties considering annexation.
Commission members described several UDO provisions that they consider inconsistent or difficult to enforce. Meeting participants repeatedly questioned a provision that limits accessory structures to 25% of their square footage for use as business space; commissioners called the language “confusing” and said they intend to propose removing or revising it. The transcript records one member saying, “I don’t know why that language is in there” and asking whether staff could remove it when revising the UDO.
The commission also reviewed language that currently prohibits daycares in the town business district and distinguishes “nursing home” from “assisted living” in ways members said appear outdated. Commissioners said these and similar provisions likely stem from older, copied ordinance language and merit closer review by staff and the town’s…
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