Taylor council introduces special-use permit requirement for multifamily, mixed‑use and RV parks

The Taylor City Council on May 22 held a public hearing and introduced Ordinance 2025‑15, an amendment to the city’s land development code that would require a special‑use permit for multifamily developments, mixed‑use projects that include multifamily housing, and recreational vehicle (RV) parks.

City planning staff presented the proposal as a targeted measure to give local officials and residents notice and an opportunity to evaluate fiscal and service impacts when certain financing mechanisms could make multifamily developments tax‑exempt. Planner Carly Pearson told the council the SUP is not a moratorium on multifamily development: “This is not a moratorium because y’all are pro multifamily,” Pearson said, adding applicants would submit the SUP concurrently with required site‑plan and neighborhood plan reviews so she expects…