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Rochester council approves wide-ranging Unified Development Code updates after debate on schools, telecom and cannabis spacing
Summary
After more than two hours of staff presentations and public questions, the Rochester City Council approved a package of yearly updates to the city's Unified Development Code, changing rules on cannabis and liquor spacing, permitting for freestanding telecom towers, downtown residential parking and other technical clarifications.
The Rochester City Council approved an annual update to its Unified Development Code on Oct. 20, adopting changes that align local rules with state model ordinances on cannabis and liquor spacing, revise downtown residential parking requirements, and add new provisions for freestanding commercial wireless telecommunications towers.
City staff framed the update as the routine yearly review following the UDC adoption in 2022 and a six-month update, and said the package applies clarifications and several new policy items. Ed Capels, community development staff, told the council the changes try to align definitions with the building code, codify longstanding practice allowing electric vehicle charging stalls…
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