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Somerville council delays vote on proposed UDO setback reductions after public outcry
Summary
The Town Council postponed consideration of a proposal to reduce setbacks and lot-size rules for existing infill lots to the September meeting after residents and preservation advocates warned the changes would harm the historic district.
The Town Council of Summerville postponed debate on an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that would reduce setbacks for existing lots of 0.35 acres or smaller until its September meeting.
The postponement came after residents and historic-district advocates urged the council to slow the process and asked for additional study. Council member Johnson Wilson, who introduced the measure, said the change was intended to let owners of small, already-platted lots and small builders build more affordably. "It was actually meant to help," Johnson Wilson…
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