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Council holds first reading of neighborhood design district zoning ordinance for Cedar Valley and Seider Hill
Summary
Council received a first reading of an ordinance that would create a new Neighborhood Design District (NDD) zoning category to implement the Cedar Valley and Seider Hill concept plans; the ordinance creates form‑based standards but does not rezone properties at this stage.
The Winchester City Council heard a first reading of a proposed Neighborhood Design District (NDD) zoning ordinance intended to implement two neighborhood plans — Cedar Valley and Seider Hill — and create a new form‑based zoning framework for designated areas.
"This is not rezoning the properties at this stage. That'll be a future step," said Mike Ruddy, director of community development, in presenting the draft ordinance. Ruddy described the text as a hybrid of several existing zoning approaches — elements of the central business district (B-1), planned unit developments (PUD), corridor enhancement and new form‑based elements — tailored to the neighborhood…
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