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Mount Pleasant adopts rewritten zoning code after extended debate on trees, cottage courts and effective date
Summary
Mount Pleasant’s Town Council approved a comprehensive rewrite of the town zoning code (a repeal-and-replace of Chapter 156) after extended debate on tree protection standards, the role of cottage courts, and the effective date of the new rules.
Mount Pleasant’s Town Council approved a comprehensive rewrite of the town zoning code (a repeal-and-replace of Chapter 156) after extended debate on tree protection standards, the role of cottage courts, and the effective date of the new rules.
The rewritten code was the product of multi-year staff work and committee review. Planning staff and planning-committee members described the package as an effort to modernize zoning standards, strengthen tree protection and clarify development rules. Kelly Cousineau, who led a staff presentation at the meeting, described the proposed cottage-court standards and dimensional requirements while the town arborist explained why the draft treats…
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