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Garner council narrows design-modification threshold, exempts certain large residential projects from special-use permit
Summary
On Aug. 5, 2025 the Garner Town Council adopted ZTA 25‑001, amending the Unified Development Ordinance to exempt certain Tier 2 residential developments from the residential special‑use permit (SUP) requirement and to reduce the design‑modification threshold from 10% to 5%. The vote was 3‑2.
Garner — The Garner Town Council voted 3‑2 on Aug. 5 to adopt zoning text amendment ZTA 25‑001, changing when residential projects must seek a special‑use permit and tightening the threshold for design modifications that trigger a major review.
The amendment, presented by Jeff Triesenberg, the town’s planning director, would remove the SUP requirement for “any residential development site plan or major subdivision involving 200 dwelling units or more, except for those residential developments or major subdivisions located within a tier 2 conditional zoning district,” and would amend the design‑modification standard to reduce the change in total dwelling units that constitutes a major modification from 10% to 5%.
Triesenberg told council that the planning commission reviewed the…
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