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Planning board approves UDO change to treat produce stands as general temporary uses
Summary
Planning staff successfully proposed removing month-specific produce-stand rules from the Unified Development Ordinance, allowing produce sellers to follow general temporary-use standards year-round and clarifying that temporary uses must be located on properties with a primary use or improved lot.
The Monroe City Planning Board on Monday approved a zoning text amendment to Section 7.3 of the Unified Development Ordinance to remove the narrow, month-specific language governing produce stands and instead treat produce stands under general temporary-use standards.
Carrie Mentler of the planning department told the board the existing rule limits produce stands to May through October, which can prevent local farmers from selling seasonal crops grown in cooler months.…
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